We flew from Phuket to Bangkok to Luang Prabang. I cannot imagine a greater contrast to Bangkok Airport than the single low level building that is Luang Prabang Airport.

The hotel is also a contrast to our hotel in Phuket. The Banyon Tree was a large international resort that had to be navigated by golf buggy. This is a small hotel surrounding a central courtyard. You can see the whole hotel from our door.

When we got into the room it was warm even with the air conditioning on and there were a few mosquitos. The children were still a bit dubious about the move from the luxury beach resort to the mosquito infested jungle.

The air con kicked in and cooled down. A first experience in a tuk tuk to town and a pizza changed everyone’s perspective and we felt much more positive about Laos.