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The Costs – A Week in Laos

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I thought it might be useful to give a breakdown on what we’re spending our money on so that you can plan and save for your own travels. We’re on a pretty tight budget and watching the pennies so you can easily spend more than this. We’re travelling as a couple so things like accommodation can be cheaper than travelling alone. We do, however, require our hotels to have halfway descent wifi and a working space. We’re also working on the road so we’re not necessarily having as many of the ‘tourist experiences’ as others might.

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The Costs – a Week Travelling From Chiang Mai to Laos

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I thought it might be useful to give a breakdown on what we’re spending our money on so that you can plan and save for your own travels. We’re on a pretty tight budget and watching the pennies so you can easily spend more than this. We’re travelling as a couple so things like accommodation can be cheaper than travelling alone. We do, however, require our hotels to have halfway descent wifi and a working space. We’re also working on the road so we’re not necessarily having as many of the ‘tourist experiences’ as others might.

Although we’ve since moved on from Chiang Mai, it was only a few weeks ago so the figures are still relevant and useful.

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Kicking Off Week One of 2014

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New Year’s Eve in Vientiane was a reasonably quiet affair, even though most local people have adopted it as an international celebration. Unlike Christmas, businesses close, traffic is sparse and slow and the streets are quieter, on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Pubs and restaurants, however, stay open and do a roaring trade. We took ourselves out for a fancy French dinner (there is still a large French influence in the food and dining options, from the time of French Indochina).

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Caves and Waterfalls in Luang Prabang

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Laos makes me want to do everything slowly; it’s so chilled out and laid back, so it’s a shame we only had four days in Luang Prabang. It’s also a shame that those days were so cold and rainy – I never expected Laos to be chilly and have me rugged up in all my ‘winter’ clothes!

After two days of no working and little internet connection on the slow boat trip, Barry was keen to catch up on a few work things. I had no such motivation so took myself on a trip to Pac Ou caves (or Tam Ting Caves), where thousands of Buddha images have been left by the devoted.

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