I took the slow boat from Xuay Kai to Luang Prabang. I paid Cad$32 for the 2 days trip, quite expensive considering that nothing else is included, the boat is old and has wood benches. Despite bad stories from other travelers and warning from the Lonely Planet, I found the trip pleasant. The boat was comfortably full, most people on the boat were very nice, we had a good time talking and sharing travel stories. I was surprised again to find out how many people are actually travel for a year. The scenery was on Mekong river was beautiful.
The boat stopped in Pak Benk for the night. For that night Katrina and I shared a room in the worst guesthouse so far on this trip, we had a hard time falling asleep but we survived the night.
I made it to Luang Prabang around 6 pm on the second day. It took us a while to find a reasonable priced gastehouse, everything seemed expensive. We were used to Thailand prices and find Laos on a "pricey" side. Saying that we were laughing because we end up by paying US$12 dollars for a room which is still very cheap. As we walked into the city we were shocked in a good way. This city is really nice, lots of lights, nice looking restaurants and hotels....no wonder is expensive. Looking forward to explore our first city in Laos.
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