Bought the ticket a day early for USD43. 22hours journey.
Motor guy pick me up at my staying place at 5pm and gather with others going to
same destination. 7pm leave for Luang Prabang. My first time on a bus, which
the seats are not totally flat. About 20% incline for sleep. Meet Shuya, Yuuta
& Masasaki from Fukuoka, Japan – students on break– doing an almost similar
trip like mine. Bus was half filled with travellers and the others locals. Did
not manage to get a single seat but lucky next to Shuya – slightly smaller than
me. Can you imagine two big guys seating on the couple seat for 22 hours? Bus will
fill up with people, picking up on the way to the border. Even the walking lane
in the bus is used for passengers that they pick up along the way and they just
sleep there. This route is really different. It is really curvy as the bust
goes through the mountains. As always I did not sleep because the sit is too
short and I cannot move around much. Bus stops from time to time for toilets
and little breaks & dinner. Arrive at the border 6am. Have to wait for 7am
for the immigration to open to check out Vietnam and enter Laos. Have to walk
through the border from Vietnam to Laos border. About 8am everything is done.
Finally, in Laos but still a long way to Luang Prabang. Usually when taking
night bus or train - will probably arrive the noon the next day after sleeping
at night but this is different – will only arrive at night. Couple of stops
from time to time for toilets & food. Laos is looking a little bit
different. With curvy roads and houses along the mountain roads. After lunch
bus puts on Rambo Marathon and somehow they all like Rambo. Finally arrive in
Luang Prabang – 24 hours trip. Hungry! Knackered! Crazy! Longest bus ride so
far
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