Last Country - Laos!

For the final chapter of this trip I went south in China and crossed into Laos. This country is so laid back it's unbelievable. This is a country where the main transport is on the back of pickups and a big town has 30,000 people. A far cry from China! From the border I went to Lang Namtha for a two day trek and then a slow boat down the Mekong for a couple of days. After that it was kayaking, climbing, tubing and caving - adventure central!

Hyah - our guide for two days of jungle bashing.

Lunchtime...

The village we stayed at for the night. We camped in the chiefs house...

Skip-rope! Having fun in the village.

Crazy old trees.

Modes of transportation in Laos. Tuktuks and boats!

Travel buddy's - Yenta and Dan

Slow boat on the Mekong.

Cooking our own cuisine in Luang Prabang.

Another useful sign!

If one is up at 6am in Luang Prabang they will see some of the local monks in procession to collect food offerings from people set up on the side of the road.

Climbing near Veng Viang

Buddha statue in a cave near Veng Viang

I'm rich! 50,000 kip notes gallore.

Tubing team heads down the river near Veng Viang. I've never seen anything like this in my life! The idea is to float down the river in your tube stopping at party platforms which serve drinks and have giant swings and ziplines. A great day out!

Jumping off a giant swing on the tubing route.

Tubers get pulled in by swing/bar owners.

The final leg in Laos - kayaking to Vientiane.