Sam and I are sitting on the plane flying from Hanoi to Luang Prabang (really... That's the name of the city) we partially chose it because Sam heard the name and looked at me and said "we have to go there!"
We chose Luang Prabang because we kept reading and hearing from fellow backpacker's that Vientiane (the Laos capitol city) wasn't that awesome. Luang Prabang is supposed to be laid back, small, and scattered with various Wat's (the word for Temple)... Pretty much exactly what we are looking for.
Our last day in Hanoi was really nice. We spent the morning uploading photos and the afternoon walking around. We had coconut milk by the lake and ChaCa as a last meal. Sam got a great deal on a "Diesel" watch. And I opted not to buy anything. Sometimes it just feels so overwhelming when your bombarded by souvenirs. That, and the last time I thought I purchased something "authentic" a local laughed at me and said "oh, that made in China". A fool and her money are soon separated, my parents used to preach.
The air port was SO expensive! We paid $6 for coffee and almost had heart attacks. That and we saw a HUGE rat inside the terminal. Airports are not friendly places for the budget conscious travelers.
Hoping for Internet and wifi in Laos, but if you don't hear from us you'll know why.
In the interim, if anyone has blog suggestions for us you can email Maggie at curriermaggie@gmail.com and Sam at sjkachmar@gmail.com. We have had a request for more photos so we'll work on that. We are also going to work on the format once we have a real computer again.
Happy Halloween!
Credits: the photo is of a box of food the flight attendant gave us on the plane with a Laos Wat on it.
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