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Flights
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Luxury activities
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Thakhek is mostly known as the start and end of "The Laos Loop", a 400km loop that goes through beautiful caves and landscape. However, from the beginning of this trip, I said to myself I wouldn't ride a motorcycle. I was warned by several friends about how dangerous it is, and all the injured tourists I keep seeing in hostels confirmed this. But where there's a will, there's a way. So I rented a bicycle today and biked about 50km to visit 2 of the closest caves of the loop. It was amazing, and quite a good workout!
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Food
|
Breakfast |
₭15,000.00
$0.68
|
|
Groceries
|
Bottled water (x3) |
₭15,000.00
$0.68
|
|
Urban transport
|
Bicycle rental |
₭20,000.00
$0.90
|
|
Tourist attractions
|
Entrance fee to "Tham Nang Aen Cave" |
₭30,000.00
$1.36
|
|
Tourist attractions
|
Entrance fee to "Phaya In Cave" |
₭5,000.00
$0.23
|
|
Groceries
|
Snack |
₭5,000.00
$0.23
|
|
Food
|
Lunch at "Sabaidee Thakhek" |
₭20,000.00
$0.90
|
|
Tourist attractions
|
Entrance fee to "Wat That Sikhottabong" |
₭5,000.00
$0.23
|
|
Food
|
Coffee and pastry at "Le Parisian Cafe" |
₭28,000.00
$1.27
|
|
Alcohol
|
Beer |
₭12,000.00
$0.54
|
|
Food
|
Dinner at "Six Friends" |
₭10,000.00
$0.45
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Accomodation
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Smile Guesthouse |
₭50,000.00
$2.26
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| TOTAL | ₭215,000.00 |
| TOTAL (USD) | $9.72 |
Another day spent almost entirely on a bus. I made the rookie mistake of taking a local bus, which stopped in every single village on the road. A couple extra dollars would have saved me two hours, or even more. Lesson learned. I made it to Thakhek by the end of the day.
|
Food
|
Breakfast (incl. in hostel) |
₭0.00
$0.00
|
|
Urban transport
|
Tuk tuk to Bus Station |
₭30,000.00
$1.36
|
|
Groceries
|
Snacks for ride |
₭15,000.00
$0.68
|
|
Intercity transport
|
Bus to Thakhek |
₭60,000.00
$2.71
|
|
Urban transport
|
Tuk tuk to hostel |
₭20,000.00
$0.90
|
|
Food
|
Local sweets |
₭4,000.00
$0.18
|
|
Groceries
|
Bottled water |
₭5,000.00
$0.23
|
|
Food
|
Dinner at "Six Friends" |
₭10,000.00
$0.45
|
|
Accomodation
|
Smile Guesthouse |
₭50,000.00
$2.26
|
| TOTAL | ₭194,000.00 |
| TOTAL (USD) | $8.77 |
