When Is an Upgrade Not an Upgrade

We started planning this trip in December booking flights and accommodations. In January, we reviewed some of our accommodations and decided to upgrade places we were staying in Luang Prabang and Hanoi. In Luang Prabang we switched to a place that was out of town. Sure it was only 15 minutes out of town and […]

That’s quite a soufflé

We arrived in Vang Vieng via high-speed train from Luang Prabang to beautiful mountain views. The shared tuk-tuk dropped all 12 of us in the town and said “everyone get out here” so we walked to the hotel. This town in different – it has a quirky, small town western US vibe with a ton […]

Temporary SE Asia Correspondent

We arrived in Luang Prabang, Laos five days ago. This is the first time either of us have been to Laos. The currency in Laos is called Kip —100,000 Kip is USD$4.79. Yes, you read that correctly, 100,000 Kip is less than five bucks. This makes for interesting ATM withdrawals as the limit is 2 […]