off to laos!

I started writing this post two days ago but couldn't finish it because I managed to eat something bad and was in bed all day yesterday with food poisoning. Not a lot of fun so I am taking a few days to relax and recover. I was very lucky to have three lovely girls in my room who looked after me and made sure i had everything i needed.

So, post continued... I was actually a bit sad to leave vietnam because I had such a fun time travelling up north and I met some great people along the way. I was also excited about moving on to laos though and discovering a new country and its culture.
I flew from hanoi to luang prabang to avoid the dreaded 30 hour bus journey. The view of the countryside made the extra money spent worth it.

After sorting out my visa, the first thing that struck me was the lack of taxi and motorbike drivers hassling me outside the airport. They were all calmingly waiting until a customer came along, the laos people seem very relaxed and friendly.

I made it to the hostel and had an explore in the afternoon. The city is quaint and has a relaxed atmosphere. We went to the night market for some food and then had a mooch along the stalls. It was the first market I have been to where I actually wanted to buy anything! 

On tuesday I went to the waterfalls 25km outside of the city and they were stunning. we walked up to the top and went for a swim in the natural infinity pools.