Vang Vieng

We took a sleeper bus from Luang Prabang. We'd been traveling 2nd class so the sleeper bus was a big step up. Each person had their own little cubby that you could lay in. It's a great alternative to the sitting seats that I can never seem to get comfortable in. Our first day we went tubing in the river. It used to be vang viengs' claim to fame- but for some reason (I've heard many different sides), the tubing has become a lot less common. We still had an amazing day. Laos is the most beautiful country! The river we were floating in is surrounded by mountains and greenery. It's amazing... Laos is also home to the most delicious sandwiches! I could eat them for every meal. Today we rented bikes to go to some caves. We told the place we rented where we were going but they failed to mention that an old school road bike would make it a tough go. The lonely planet said it was 7km on flat terrain.. The terrain was definitely flat- but the whole road was rocks. Big rocks. It was a BUMPY ride!! 14 km. And I got the short straw and had the worst bike. My chain fell off 12 times haha. The cave (Poukham) was huge! Caves kind of scare me, the idea of not being able to get out, but I still explored inside. We didn't realize the cave was so treacherous so we didn't bring runners. Between our road bikes and flip flops we were unprepared for the day. But we still had a great day. After the caves we had a swim in the blue lagoon. The water was so refreshing. We have 3 more days in Laos and then back to Thailand to meet up with our other friends from fire. Still having an AMAZING time, Southeast Asia is the best. <3