Blue Lagoon and Jungle Party, Vang Vieng - Laos

On our 5th day in, Lydia and Savannah joined us from Luang Prabang. We ate breakfast along the river side and decided to head to the Blue Lagoon for the day. We managed to share a tuk tuk for 25,000LKP each and it took us an hour to get there (it's usually a 20min drive) because our stupid tuk tuk kept breaking down. You pay a 30,000LKP entrance fee for The Blue Lagoon and caves. The water is warm, and turquoise blue - it's really strange. There's an overhanging tree which has two branches to jump off; Tigs and I did both, although I took me a good 10 minutes to jump from the highest one. There's also two swings in the water and a rope swing. It's a nice and relaxing day out where you can swim, play volley ball and grab something to eat in the sun. The place is overlooked by Vang Viengs mountains and so you can rent a head torch and trekk up some very steep steps. The girls were all in flip flops so we had to climb back down. 

In the evening we headed out for dinner. Laos is quite different to Thailand in culinary terms. The food is really westernised and has a French influence so there's loads of bread options whereas in Thailand we struggled to find bread. If you're looking for good Laosian food, steer clear of the pubs/big restaurants - they all serve the same westernised dishes (but do great sandwiches). If you wander into the side streets off the main roads, there's loads of small Laosian places which serve proper food. Anyway, we attracted to"Oh La La" as they offer a free whiskey sand bucket with every two meals purchased.  

We then headed to Viva Bar for the free tuk tuk service to the jungle party. There was an entrance fee of 30,000LKP and drinks were around 20,000LKP but were so strong. To our disappointment it wasn't in the actual jungle, but more like in an open space with a bar and a bamboo dj booth. It was kinda like having a party in the Laosian country side rather than jungle. However, the music was surprisingly good (Anders would approve) and we had a really good night. Tiger managed to party with a lady boy - one to tick off the bucket list. We ended up being the last ones to leave, so headed back around 4.30-5ish for a drunken sandwhich stop.