After a few days in Vang Vieng, I took the bus to Luang Prabang, the tourist capital of Laos. The road up was windy like roads up to Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. Only this trip ended up lasting for 7 hours. Naturally, when I reached Luang Prabang, I was not in a happy mood to go around as I was suffering from some mild travel sickness. Trying to read in the bus probably wasn't the best thing to do. Also, I had trouble looking for a guesthouse as many of the guesthouses were full. The ones that weren't were those that costs $15 USD and up - not a price I was willing to pay. After 45 minutes of trotting down road with my big rucksack looking for a guesthouse, I was willing to settle for anything below $10 USD. Finally, I found an $8 USD room and I took the place despite not really liking the condition of the room nor the price.
I did not do my usual running around to all the temples because I seemed to be coming down with the flu. I had a slight sore throat, blocked nose and seemed to be tired. I pretty much loitered the day away and went for a steamed bath and massage. Nice. I rested for 2 days in Luang Prabang just hanging out with some very interesting friends that I met along the journey.
