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text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LItu4uTXN9Q/XMuLLqumJGI/AAAAAAAAZQA/FAOU3kiUfsEe6TSiMJxBGNvDj0ZjWTwvwCLcBGAs/s1600/GQWW6368.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vendor at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LItu4uTXN9Q/XMuLLqumJGI/AAAAAAAAZQA/FAOU3kiUfsEe6TSiMJxBGNvDj0ZjWTwvwCLcBGAs/s1600/GQWW6368.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eI've been to Bangkok a lot of times but this is my first time visiting Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.\nAnd by far, this is one of the nicest floating markets I've been to. It is\nliterally, a \"FLOATING MARKET\" where people can buy goods from the sellers\nin the boats. When I first went to Ho Chi Minh, we are told that we will be\nseeing a floating market in the Mekong River but what we imagined was different\nfrom the actual floating market they have there.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eWe started our day\nvery early because call time is around 8am near the entrance of Century Mall.\nWe had a very rough day the day before and the hotel we stayed at have beds\nthat could eat you alive. If It weren't for the tour, I'm sure we all would\nstill be dreaming in our beds that morning. Ton, on the other hand, didn't come\nwith us in the floating market because she already experienced it so instead\nshe bought souvenirs and shopped for some stuff.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe are a bit early for\nthe call time so we opt to eat breakfast first in a nearby eatery. It was just\na small one but looking at it from the outside, it looks like they serve yummy\nThai food. So off we go. I ordered some kind of noodles with soup while my\nmother ordered Tom yum early in the morning. I like how comforting noodles and\nsoup are, pair it with Thai's chili powder and it was suddenly one of great of\na meal. Soup in the morning is the best!\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7SQNG2Ru-uE/XMuLNG1o_5I/AAAAAAAAZRE/rCbity4xFeIjS83MbzlmEPCVOJBXETHcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/NLVA8917.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Thai food with chili powder\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7SQNG2Ru-uE/XMuLNG1o_5I/AAAAAAAAZRE/rCbity4xFeIjS83MbzlmEPCVOJBXETHcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/NLVA8917.JPG\" title\u003d\"yummy thai food\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ePAbSryzOtk/XMuLPwk8YMI/AAAAAAAAZQw/-HQBgpFz8GkfR0F-w14K-viltH0hvVccACEwYBhgL/s1600/SBVJ4397.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Tom yum in Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ePAbSryzOtk/XMuLPwk8YMI/AAAAAAAAZQw/-HQBgpFz8GkfR0F-w14K-viltH0hvVccACEwYBhgL/s1600/SBVJ4397.JPG\" title\u003d\"yummy tom yum\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eThere are already a\nlot of people in the meetup area. I'm not sure if the company that's taking us\nto the floating market is Klook itself or some kind of third party company. I'm\nguessing Klook because they gave us water bottles with Klook's label on it.\nPeople are grouped according to their nationality so we were with Filipinos all\nthroughout the tour.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe first impression of\nthe place was it was just okay. I mean I don't expect much because I've seen\ndifferent Southeast Asian countries and I know what to expect already. There\nare houses nearby the river where they also sell food, coffee, and\nrefreshments. On the main area, there are stalls of Thai food and different\nBangkok souvenirs. We were escorted first to ride the boat and look for stuff\nwe want to buy.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nRemember that this place is already a tourist destination so I\nam pretty sure buying stuff here is pricey compared to other places already.\nThe process is you will ride the boat, the driver of the boat will roam you\naround the floating market, people from the store have this long stick with\nhook on it so they can pull your boat over easily when they think you want to\nbuy something from them. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dcBFyBkrOow/XMuLOCV-8sI/AAAAAAAAZRI/mV2djmw16AkXeybRxXxzj84nznM2sTnZACEwYBhgL/s1600/OUAW0415.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErO9XGTvF2A/XMuLQGvH5GI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/3CqUOAp_oMAeFh724nO44z6M3VnMWFMjACEwYBhgL/s1600/TKNK0335.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vendors at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErO9XGTvF2A/XMuLQGvH5GI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/3CqUOAp_oMAeFh724nO44z6M3VnMWFMjACEwYBhgL/s1600/TKNK0335.JPG\" title\u003d\"Vendors at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jb0DD1-5rhw/XMuLPC81QtI/AAAAAAAAZRM/MKveojORHG4e5sOUclVLYBUxzkKHrd_BgCEwYBhgL/s1600/PRBB4339.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"some of the goods sold at damnoen saduak floating market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jb0DD1-5rhw/XMuLPC81QtI/AAAAAAAAZRM/MKveojORHG4e5sOUclVLYBUxzkKHrd_BgCEwYBhgL/s1600/PRBB4339.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eThere are good shops\nthat sell many different kinds of woods, clothing, spices, and Thai souvenirs.\nAnd while they are nice to look at, I am mostly fascinated by food vendors\ninside their boat. It's kinda cool because these sellers also drive their boats\nand when your boats are parallel with each other, you can buy food from them.\nSome food they sell is, of course, coconut ice cream, corn, different kinds of\nfruits, even chicken satay! And mind you, they are grilling the satay inside the boat\nas well!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe tour went on for\nabout 1 hr to 1 hr and 30 minutes then we still have free time to eat lunch and\nroam around the vicinity. We bought fresh Thai iced tea (priced at 35 baht or\n70 pesos at that time!) which is perfect for the weather as the weather is soooo\nhumid and hot. We also had our lunch here which is yet again pad thai and\nsatay. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eCNNFQcy0-A/XMuLJ4dKXRI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/nEcC1KAO4-k5lEFcpFYN9_ekZ_g39HtjwCEwYBhgL/s1600/EWSQ6983.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"coconut ice cream and satay for sale at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1067\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eCNNFQcy0-A/XMuLJ4dKXRI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/nEcC1KAO4-k5lEFcpFYN9_ekZ_g39HtjwCEwYBhgL/s1600/EWSQ6983.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l76z05_inZY/XMuLMGQUDwI/AAAAAAAAZRA/wM2bKrCl4mE_CN8tg1vG0viOMhL4QMy_wCEwYBhgL/s1600/MHEY8850.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"tourists in Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l76z05_inZY/XMuLMGQUDwI/AAAAAAAAZRA/wM2bKrCl4mE_CN8tg1vG0viOMhL4QMy_wCEwYBhgL/s1600/MHEY8850.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6YpsUZTPee8/XMuLM9codjI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/FRbWIgOWAhwwUtrTBaUZsf8zKxsMwiHdwCEwYBhgL/s1600/MZVJ3540.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"pad thai and chicken satay for lunch\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1095\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6YpsUZTPee8/XMuLM9codjI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/FRbWIgOWAhwwUtrTBaUZsf8zKxsMwiHdwCEwYBhgL/s1600/MZVJ3540.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eThe food is actually\ndelicious and the price is reasonable. I liked this tour because it is\ndifferent from the usual temples and pagoda sightseeing. For a change, there\nis something I did in Bangkok that doesn’t include temples. Not that I don't\nlike temples but just to experience and see other stuff. It's been temples all\nover Southeast Asia. I wonder how we were not influenced by Buddhism and\nHinduism.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TkwfjuP18GI/XMuLLDdmpXI/AAAAAAAAZRE/zSjZyE2jv3gBYpeTeOjOjnAdDg-3J8csACEwYBhgL/s1600/FTLD0009.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"selfie in Bangkok's floating market\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1157\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TkwfjuP18GI/XMuLLDdmpXI/AAAAAAAAZRE/zSjZyE2jv3gBYpeTeOjOjnAdDg-3J8csACEwYBhgL/s1600/FTLD0009.JPG\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eAfter lunch, we went\nback to the area where the van is parked. We waited for the others to come back\nthen we were brought back to the city. We met up with Ton and she escorted us\ninside the Platinum mall for some Bangkok shopping and Big C for pasalubong shopping.\nActually, one of the things I liked to do whenever I am in another country is\nshopping. Not that I splurge money but I like seeing local stuff because it's\nlike seeing something new again. Like you would notice how some countries like\nso many spices while others are into tamarinds and other sour ingredients. It's\nalso fun picking stuff for your own or for your loved ones. Retail therapy at\nits finest. LOL!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter souvenir\nshopping, we went back to our Airbnb to rest for a while before we eat dinner\nand watch Siam Niramit. My mother is into cultural shows that's why whenever I\ntravel with her, we always watch some kind of theater play or cultural show\nsomewhere. When we arrived in the area, the escorts are even in character too\nas they wear some kind of Thai clothing wit majestic headpiece.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe ticket we booked\nin Klook comes with a buffet dinner already so before the show, our tummies are\nalready happy and full. The food on the other is okay. Not too fancy but there\nare many choices and very filling too! There's even a mini show inside the\nbuffet area.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R09WTrImYBY/XMuLN1_ipuI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/NW0tmNdKhaABqNuDqdDIM4lsC-dDIHLJgCEwYBhgL/s1600/OTUN9114.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Elephant performers at Siam Niramit Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R09WTrImYBY/XMuLN1_ipuI/AAAAAAAAZRQ/NW0tmNdKhaABqNuDqdDIM4lsC-dDIHLJgCEwYBhgL/s1600/OTUN9114.JPG\" title\u003d\"Siam Niramit elephants\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dkqitPnK9Gs/XMuLQaUoVaI/AAAAAAAAZRU/XA8vZOzSlsoRQqAaPDQHjsCh3yidmWm0gCEwYBhgL/s1600/VJDY7302.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"casts of siam niramit bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dkqitPnK9Gs/XMuLQaUoVaI/AAAAAAAAZRU/XA8vZOzSlsoRQqAaPDQHjsCh3yidmWm0gCEwYBhgL/s1600/VJDY7302.JPG\" title\u003d\"siam niramit Bangkok casts\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zfax0y8JQ2w/XMuLL36LUgI/AAAAAAAAZRU/p2GAiMFQVPwV3fxPqVhD3Dm5HvbRR0OTACEwYBhgL/s1600/LYOB3405.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Siam niramit elephant performers\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1074\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zfax0y8JQ2w/XMuLL36LUgI/AAAAAAAAZRU/p2GAiMFQVPwV3fxPqVhD3Dm5HvbRR0OTACEwYBhgL/s1600/LYOB3405.JPG\" title\u003d\"Siam niramit elephant performers\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eI don't have photos inside the theater or hall or whatever you\ncall it because photos and videos are not allowed but if you really want to\ndive in and learn more about the history of Thailand and ancient Siam, then I\nsuggest you watch this one. The costumes are very colorful and they even have\nan elephant as a cast member. They have over 150 members just for the show and\nit really showcases the many beliefs of Thais.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo that's our activity\non our first day in Bangkok. I really enjoyed this day because now I know\nthere's more to Thailand aside from temples. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\nUp next is The Grand\nPalace and Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise. :)\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\nTours are booked via Klook:\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/en-PH/activity/359-siam-niramit-bangkok/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eSiam Niramit\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/en-PH/activity/1221-damnoen-saduak-floating-market-bangkok/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDamnoen Saduak Floating Market Half Day Tour\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9.0pt; margin: 0in;\"\u003e\nIf you don't have a Klook account yet, sign up using \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.klook.com/en-PH/invite/EA58C?c\u003dPHP\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003emy link\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and automatically get P150 worth of Klook credits you can use to book your first adventure. ;)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Siam Naramit\" src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" title\u003d\"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Siam Naramit\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/5094242389821943331/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/05/damnoen-saduak-floating-market-and-siam.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5094242389821943331"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5094242389821943331"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/05/damnoen-saduak-floating-market-and-siam.html","title":"Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Siam Niramit"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LItu4uTXN9Q/XMuLLqumJGI/AAAAAAAAZQA/FAOU3kiUfsEe6TSiMJxBGNvDj0ZjWTwvwCLcBGAs/s72-c/GQWW6368.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi, Thailand"},"georss$point":{"$t":"13.517084 99.95371460000001"},"georss$box":{"$t":"13.270110500000001 99.63099110000002 13.7640575 100.27643810000001"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-8890567025545896016"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-16T17:14:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-16T17:14:26.663+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Khao San Road"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Airbnb"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Agoda"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel 2018"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Southeast Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel misadventure"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bangkok"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cambodia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Poipet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Siem Reap"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thailand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Giant Ibis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"border crossing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aranyaprathet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"THA Hotel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel diaries"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cambodia-Thailand Border Crossing and Airbnb-Agoda Misadventures"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WrkQT1i4_vQ/XIy7i-bmHHI/AAAAAAAAZGg/y35dVtnVP4UwzFWo-f2YZKAShvp8tTjywCLcBGAs/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Cambodia's side of the border on Poipet\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WrkQT1i4_vQ/XIy7i-bmHHI/AAAAAAAAZGg/y35dVtnVP4UwzFWo-f2YZKAShvp8tTjywCLcBGAs/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"Cambodia's side of the border on Poipet\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIt was our third day\nbackpacking and this I swear is one of my most hassle days in 2018. I am not\nexaggerating that. We had a very stressful problem with our Airbnb host and\nAgoda booking. But first, let me start the post by narrating how we did border\ncrossing by land! \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI am always a fan of\nborder crossing because living in the Philippines means we don't have a\nneighboring country that we could travel to by land so it was really fun\ncrossing borders and observing how just by one single border changes how the\nway people live. This is most evident when we crossed the Laos-Thailand\nborder. The way the drivers navigate is different from both countries. In Laos,\nthey follow right-hand drive while in Thailand, they follow left-hand drive. So\nyou could literally see differences by just how we changed lanes when we arrive\nin the border of Thailand. Little things like that fascinate me.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eAnyway, back to Siem\nReap. I had to research this thoroughly because if not done right, border\ncrossing will get more hassle. Upon searching the world wide web and countless\nborder crossing guides, they all say one same thing, there are A LOT of\nscams happening. With my \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html\" style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eexperience in Hanoi being scammed by a taxi driver\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e, I\nknow we have to be vigilant since I think this is one of the meccas of scammers. The thing is, when you cross\nborders, you cannot do it during an overnight trip because the immigration\noffice will be closed by that time. Unlike airports whose immigration is manned\n24/7, these border immigration offices only open in the morning and close at a\ncertain time so better check the time to avoid problems.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOf course, the initial\nplan was to ride an overnight bus but since the immigration office closes at\nnighttime, we opt to take the day bus. There was an overnight bus but the\nreviews were all terrible like some would say the bus was very small, there are\ncases of where some of the belongings got lost, most would say they feel it is\nnot safe, and they had to wait for the immigration office to open.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo when we established\nthat we will take the morning bus, there's one bus line that netizens always\nrecommend, the Giant Ibis. I cannot remember if we booked the ticket online or\nif we booked it via our hotel. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSDmkUfP02E/XIy7nCYJ5fI/AAAAAAAAZHI/tDGndXIgn6AhTRCVtu8zp6iYQidrdPMGwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Giant Ibis bus ticket from Siem Reap to Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSDmkUfP02E/XIy7nCYJ5fI/AAAAAAAAZHI/tDGndXIgn6AhTRCVtu8zp6iYQidrdPMGwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Giant Ibis bus ticket from Siem Reap to Bangkok\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOur bus ticket\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe morning of our\ndeparture, we were picked up by a tuk-tuk going to where the bus was parked. I\nlike how they pick up passengers instead of just waiting for them to arrive.\nMaybe it's to avoid long waiting time and not knowing whether the passenger\nwill show up or not? \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOnce we were at the\nplace where the bus was parked, there was also a mini convenience store. We\ndecided to get some food because it would be a very long ride. I think 8 hours\nmore or less. Good thing we got food from the store because we had problems\nchanging money later that day in Thailand's border. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe border is located\nin Poipet for Cambodia's side and Aranyaprathet for Thailand's side. The area\nwas very busy that you should be attentive all the time. \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eALWAYS\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/b\u003e hold on to your\nbelongings. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JblIK44ymSY/XIy7nhBixuI/AAAAAAAAZGw/dF4rCqJNnVQDcz3f2O6K4ZqslhrOQoMLQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B4.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Thailand's side of the border\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1425\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JblIK44ymSY/XIy7nhBixuI/AAAAAAAAZGw/dF4rCqJNnVQDcz3f2O6K4ZqslhrOQoMLQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"Thailand side\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThailand's side of the border\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAnyway, when we arrive\nat the border, fortunately, we didn't encounter any issue. Since we have Philippine passports, we are entitled to a visa-free entry. However, for\nwestern people, I heard rumors about how they always have a hard time passing\nthe border with different scams targeted to them here and there. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe had to alight the bus and go to the immigration office ourselves. They said the bus will\nwait for us at the other end. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI guess it took us\nmore or less 15 minutes in the Siem Reap border then we had to walk all the way\nthrough the Thailand immigration. Now, this is where it gets interesting\nbecause, during the time we were there, there are limited signs to where you\nwill need to go in order to go to the Thailand immigration. It was a long walk\nand you can easily get lost. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWhen in doubt, ask for\npeople who looks like a tourist too because locals can scam you and might bring\nyou somewhere else. Tourists might not know as well but at least you know you\nare with someone who is also looking for the correct place. Walk as fast as\nyou can and move faster because remember, the bus is waiting for you.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThailand immigration, on the other hand, is very different from Siem Reap. Well, for one, it is\nairconditioned. Imagine walking under the sun at a southeast Asian country, the aircon was such a relief.\nLOL. Also, this is where the line gets long. We are already worried about the bus leaving us but luckily there are also other passengers from the bus who are\nin the line. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOnce we got our\npassport stamped, we hurriedly walked to the other end to ride the bus. The guy\nthere told us to eat lunch first because the bus was not ready. So we\nlooked for money changers and actually went to ALL banks and money changers we\ncould see but they don't change Philippine Peso and Cambodian Riel to Thai\nBaht. LOL. We didn't have any USD with us so we are all starving. Thanks to the\nsnacks we got from the convenience store, we managed to get through the day.\nThe bus also took a lot of time before we were asked to ride again. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI think it was 4 or 5\nPM when we arrive in Bangkok. Finally!!! It was soooo exhausting. Our first\nstop was Khao San Road since we were dropped off nearby, we decided to eat\nthere first and change money. First order of business? Pad thai and mango\nsticky rice of course! Oh, how I miss legit pad thai. If you don't know yet,\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eKhao San Road\u003c/a\u003e is like a party and backpacker street in Thailand. This is where\nyou will most likely find cheap hostels starting from 350 baht per night. This\nis where we stayed when my father and I backpacked in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Hanoi\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHanoi\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Laos\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLaos\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBangkok\u003c/a\u003e.\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77clzq9O91A/XIy7lOxakVI/AAAAAAAAZGk/bVkN7xPY_qsQfKTPXTGJa9s6uuiRjMYpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Shrimp pad thai from Khao San Road\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77clzq9O91A/XIy7lOxakVI/AAAAAAAAZGk/bVkN7xPY_qsQfKTPXTGJa9s6uuiRjMYpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Pad Thai\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HxMlkUv_B8/XIy7oXEz7aI/AAAAAAAAZHM/PLAE9SSk5nQGZse9zhEO8qaIl1Q9YFRcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Mang Sticky Rice from Khao San Road\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HxMlkUv_B8/XIy7oXEz7aI/AAAAAAAAZHM/PLAE9SSk5nQGZse9zhEO8qaIl1Q9YFRcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Mango Sticky Rice\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eThis time, since I am\nwith my mother and my sister, I am pretty sure they will not like the room\nsituation in Khao San Road. It was decent but well, you know what I mean.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter eating, we\ndecided to go to the Airbnb place I booked. AND GUESS WHAT?! THE HOST IS NOT\nRESPONDING TO ME. Take note this is already 7 or 8 ish in the evening, we are\ndead tired, and we might not have a place to stay in for the night. It sounds\nfunny to me now but believe my horror and my stress when I thought we had no\nplace to stay in. What's a girl gotta do you ask? I tried contacting Airbnb. I\nused my PH number (which was billed 1000+) for the call I made. Huhu. To make\nthe story short, they gave us $50 to go and book a hotel where we can stay in\nfor the night then they will find us a place the next day in Airbnb where we\ncan check in.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo I booked via Agoda.\nMy patience was getting shorter and shorter and the fatigue is eating me alive.\nGUESS WHAT?! The hotel we booked was fully booked!!! We had to climb a flight\nof stairs with our luggage only to find out it was freaking fully booked. By\nthis point, I feel like crying already. To make it worst, my card was already\ncharged. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe people in the\nhotel though recommended one hotel which is just nearby. They made the call for\nus and told the other hotel that we are coming. Agoda, on the other hand, assured\nme that the payment will be refunded plus they gave a voucher I can use on my\nnext booking. I am not pleased with the voucher, just imagine the hassle. And\nall the taxi fare we had to shoulder because of all this. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nBut thank God though\nbecause the hotel we stayed in for the night was sooooo posh and has one of the\nmost amazing beds I slept into. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.tha6.com/rooms/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTHA Hotel's\u003c/a\u003e interiors are amazing, and again, the bed!\nI cannot stress this enough. LOL. Maybe it was just that we were all tired but\nwe all agree that the bed was soft like we could sleep in all day.\nUnfortunately, we just have one night in this hotel and our call time the next\nday is early. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe hotel's details are as follows:\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e2 Ekamai 6 Sukhumvit 63 Phra Kanong Nua Wattana Bangkok 10110\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTel+662-7140888 Fax +662-7140999\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eEmail: info@tha6.com\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cf93lZBqaQY/XIy7q-vAhJI/AAAAAAAAZG4/fNm0U2OVzeA3fqAUPb8ruEwzjdXIe2XbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"THA Hotel Lobby in Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cf93lZBqaQY/XIy7q-vAhJI/AAAAAAAAZG4/fNm0U2OVzeA3fqAUPb8ruEwzjdXIe2XbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"THA Hotel\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PC86vOutLdw/XIy7sXBZ8CI/AAAAAAAAZG8/0mJS-X-ZCV0Azva1fNDhvRUoZsQXdNy7gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B8.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"THA Hotel interior\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PC86vOutLdw/XIy7sXBZ8CI/AAAAAAAAZG8/0mJS-X-ZCV0Azva1fNDhvRUoZsQXdNy7gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"THA Hotel\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nEverything about the\nhotel is aesthetically pleasing. We were able to rest at around 11-ish that day. So sad that we weren't able to maximize our stay in that hotel because our call time the next day is super early.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo that's how we spent\none day in our Siem Reap-Bangkok trip last year. Good thing I still remember\nsome of the details. Hehe.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-grsevCcVrk0/XIy7mJlaoxI/AAAAAAAAZHE/U4lyeVyx2gUvFKDVQwJbkpQ6Nq92lR8BQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"THA hotel lobby in Bangkok Thailand\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1143\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-grsevCcVrk0/XIy7mJlaoxI/AAAAAAAAZHE/U4lyeVyx2gUvFKDVQwJbkpQ6Nq92lR8BQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"THA hotel lobby in Bangkok Thailand\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eI would say Airbnb\nhandled our concern appropriately but I still wish this incident didn't happen.\nTheir support calls and checks in on us, they are also very responsive. As for the host? I don't know what\nhappened to him. He had many good reviews so I don't know what happened to him that\nnight. All's well that end well I guess. :)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nUp next: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/8890567025545896016/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/03/cambodia-thailand-border-crossing-and.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/8890567025545896016"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/8890567025545896016"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/03/cambodia-thailand-border-crossing-and.html","title":"Cambodia-Thailand Border Crossing and Airbnb-Agoda Misadventures"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WrkQT1i4_vQ/XIy7i-bmHHI/AAAAAAAAZGg/y35dVtnVP4UwzFWo-f2YZKAShvp8tTjywCLcBGAs/s72-c/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B3.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Krong Poi Pet, Cambodia"},"georss$point":{"$t":"13.6579053 102.58090259999994"},"georss$box":{"$t":"13.4110233 102.25817909999995 13.904787299999999 102.90362609999994"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-6200403343228353242"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-04T01:10:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-01-17T09:33:12.622+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel 2018"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Southeast Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tiong Bahru"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chinatown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Singapore"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel diaries"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Singapore's Festive Chinatown and Hippie Tiong Bahru"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skyiQ14-1Ic/WnXgsqATbQI/AAAAAAAAVlA/IfRpMJTjV5YJ_I9ucWDLUKmRlFza26VNwCEwYBhgL/s1600/TIAB5007.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1128\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skyiQ14-1Ic/WnXgsqATbQI/AAAAAAAAVlA/IfRpMJTjV5YJ_I9ucWDLUKmRlFza26VNwCEwYBhgL/s1600/TIAB5007.JPG\" title\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Just came back from a fun and well-deserved vacation in Singapore. Actually, I don’t have any plans to visit SG anytime soon as I want to cap off my Southeast Asia travel bucket list there so my original plan is to visit it as the last country in my SEA bucket list. What pushed me to book a ticket and a 5 day one (they say 3 days are already enough to see SG) is purely not for vacation.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I actually had other plans when we booked that ticket. The ticket we got is soo cheap as it is from a piso fair last year and as we all know, cheap tickets mean the travel date is far in the future. A lot of stuff happened and before we knew it, we were booking hotels and attraction tickets. This trip has become an SG getaway!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So as they say, Singapore is just small you can see its beauty in a short time. But guess what, 5 days feel like we haven’t seen much yet! There are still a lot of places to see and discover. Our itinerary also includes a day at Legoland Malaysia but I’m glad we didn’t push through with that one as we will lack time exploring other visit-worthy places in SG.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nBefore you read the rest, please note that this blog post isn't a guide or an itinerary you can use in Singapore. This is just purely our experience in Singapore. There might be some tips but don't expect to get detailed information. Just thought of letting you know before reading the rest. ;)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rraO0GJ6gzE/WnXgkeUCHTI/AAAAAAAAVj0/X4CW1reaWTctk9gJkyuuW_uuIzJACWVpQCEwYBhgL/s1600/BGMH7566.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rraO0GJ6gzE/WnXgkeUCHTI/AAAAAAAAVj0/X4CW1reaWTctk9gJkyuuW_uuIzJACWVpQCEwYBhgL/s1600/BGMH7566.JPG\" title\u003d\"People celebrate and anticipate Chinese New Year in Singapore Chinatown\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIn line with the celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9J_2K55EAT0/WnXgodC1nxI/AAAAAAAAVkU/4u-UyQE458QKrL8CRgpXA9WhPXTBhwlPgCEwYBhgL/s1600/LDGP5810.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Buddha Tooth Relic Temple\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9J_2K55EAT0/WnXgodC1nxI/AAAAAAAAVkU/4u-UyQE458QKrL8CRgpXA9WhPXTBhwlPgCEwYBhgL/s1600/LDGP5810.JPG\" title\u003d\"Buddha Tooth Relic Temple\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our first day in Singapore consists mainly exploring the cities and different neighborhoods. Our hostel is located in Little India so we opt to roam around Little India first. Singapore is a very walkable city so it is very helpful if you have navigation apps such as google maps. Waze is also nice but it is for cars so the route suggested might be longer than usual. It's also helpful to have an MRT map of Singapore so you would know where to alight and which station have transfers to another line.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So here it goes.. our first stop in Little India was Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple. It took us some time before we get to the area. Lots of \u003ci\u003e*ligaw moments*\u003c/i\u003e And guess what? The temple was closed for maintenance/renovation. Super lol moment. We actually had a lot of \u003ci\u003eligaw/lol/sabaw\u003c/i\u003e moments in SG that we just laugh if off. After discovering Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple is close for reconstruction, we decided to go to Chinatown and explore its streets first since we're staying in Little India and we can look around anytime.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YS-GZfKQSPU/WnXgqFnpz7I/AAAAAAAAVko/juy3MeH8dD4OobBUiq2Bz9mOcZLlqKY5wCEwYBhgL/s1600/NGOO9360.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YS-GZfKQSPU/WnXgqFnpz7I/AAAAAAAAVko/juy3MeH8dD4OobBUiq2Bz9mOcZLlqKY5wCEwYBhgL/s1600/NGOO9360.JPG\" title\u003d\"Getting lost in Singapore Chinatown\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sKKesJBxO64/WnXgqaumZsI/AAAAAAAAVks/HJbnc7tj92kkbfcBTla8rFPrOyQ7ofE7wCEwYBhgL/s1600/OOWG5033.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1034\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sKKesJBxO64/WnXgqaumZsI/AAAAAAAAVks/HJbnc7tj92kkbfcBTla8rFPrOyQ7ofE7wCEwYBhgL/s1600/OOWG5033.JPG\" title\u003d\"Chinese New Year\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H_JknQFeuvc/WnXgrjjPzUI/AAAAAAAAVk4/JloriWAUsfYmEXCcNzJ5Xdukx5kvXskYACEwYBhgL/s1600/QSBZ1114.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1092\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H_JknQFeuvc/WnXgrjjPzUI/AAAAAAAAVk4/JloriWAUsfYmEXCcNzJ5Xdukx5kvXskYACEwYBhgL/s1600/QSBZ1114.JPG\" title\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0vsXbsp2R7c/WnXglpj3T3I/AAAAAAAAVkA/YpEboXGpHQQKv4-sR-7DGYQoA0D2RVzawCEwYBhgL/s1600/HFLT9543.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0vsXbsp2R7c/WnXglpj3T3I/AAAAAAAAVkA/YpEboXGpHQQKv4-sR-7DGYQoA0D2RVzawCEwYBhgL/s1600/HFLT9543.JPG\" title\u003d\"Year of the Dog!\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eYear of the Dog!\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I don’t know if it’s just because Chinese New Year is already less than a month away but SG’s Chinatown has this festive feel to it. The place is decorated with Chinese lanterns, there are a lot ang-paus/angpao and Chinese goodies everywhere. Loud music, stores selling different stuff, people roaming around, plus a very instagrammable place.. that’s how I can describe Singapore's Chinatown, very alive. This is actually one of the place that I enjoyed.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n If you also plan to buy some\u003ci\u003e \"pasalubong\"\u003c/i\u003e for your loved ones, this is one of the places that offer good deals. You can get 7 ref magnets for 10SGD. And during our whole stay in SG, we haven't seen other store offer that kind of deal.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Aside from taking lots of photos (first order or business), we also went to see the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and we were lucky enough to witness a ceremony inside. The temple has a museum area that displays different Buddhas and stories about Chinese Feng Shui.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nU-FH7-3zfY/WnXgkEmUWZI/AAAAAAAAVjw/Zj5r0UyKXkgUIy5e4B7izrfRWrIOyf_4gCEwYBhgL/s1600/GITC6088.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Buddha Tooth Relic Temple - Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1497\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nU-FH7-3zfY/WnXgkEmUWZI/AAAAAAAAVjw/Zj5r0UyKXkgUIy5e4B7izrfRWrIOyf_4gCEwYBhgL/s1600/GITC6088.JPG\" title\u003d\"Buddha Tooth Relic Temple\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBuddha Tooth Relic Temple\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j3glG3czm2I/WnXgnSD0RNI/AAAAAAAAVkQ/qUZMQnPvfk0lZ8_raIYlAYO21Zk_ko7twCEwYBhgL/s1600/KTZG5441.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Buddha Tooth Relic Temple\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j3glG3czm2I/WnXgnSD0RNI/AAAAAAAAVkQ/qUZMQnPvfk0lZ8_raIYlAYO21Zk_ko7twCEwYBhgL/s1600/KTZG5441.JPG\" title\u003d\"Ceremony inside Buddha Tooth Relic Temple\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe ceremony inside\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x9NMLNo5CvQ/WnXgm7gKNDI/AAAAAAAAVkM/HlwcPa5breIeikj3onVnTAF1Dk84npUzwCEwYBhgL/s1600/KTKV6188.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x9NMLNo5CvQ/WnXgm7gKNDI/AAAAAAAAVkM/HlwcPa5breIeikj3onVnTAF1Dk84npUzwCEwYBhgL/s1600/KTKV6188.JPG\" title\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Jww4IYzeHg/WnXgpYf3ooI/AAAAAAAAVkg/EWqhiFYzHcw3DkerdCY7GOMc6HfhajMNwCEwYBhgL/s1600/MHUN8698.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1599\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Jww4IYzeHg/WnXgpYf3ooI/AAAAAAAAVkg/EWqhiFYzHcw3DkerdCY7GOMc6HfhajMNwCEwYBhgL/s1600/MHUN8698.JPG\" title\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iWeHhPiUr4Q/WnXgoQunkkI/AAAAAAAAVkY/CiHdh0qI0tQ_wnaT47Jn9hxuOWfCq2rygCEwYBhgL/s1600/LFFG5843.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iWeHhPiUr4Q/WnXgoQunkkI/AAAAAAAAVkY/CiHdh0qI0tQ_wnaT47Jn9hxuOWfCq2rygCEwYBhgL/s1600/LFFG5843.JPG\" title\u003d\"Singapore Chinatown\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Come lunchtime, we already know where to eat lunch as this spot is very famous on the internet as one of the must-try hawker center in Singapore. Maxwell food center, one of the most famous hawker center in SG, is busy as we walk in. It could be because its lunch time. You know what they say about experiencing the city? Eat like a local! Or in this case \"Jiak like a local\" (Singlish term).\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe tried different local foods. You should try Tian Tian Hainanese chicken rice. It almost never runs out of customers so just by that you would know that that place is tried and tested by locals. We also would like to try Nasi Lemak.. there's this hawker stall in Maxwell that specializes in Nasi Lemak but unfortunately, during the time of our visit, it was closed. We also came to try the oyster cake.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAs for the price of the food.. you can eat a meal for as low as S$3. Most of the food priced at S$3 are noodles. Nothing to worry though, their noodles are always on point! I think Singaporeans already mastered the art of noodles. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAs for the drinks, you can save some bucks from drinking water as Singapore's tap water is filtered already and ready for drinking. We just always carry our tumbler with water from the hostel. If you want to try their juices, it is priced from S$1.50 and up. We're not a fan of juice so it's not really problem. We just buy some when we want something cold to neutralize the heat from the weather.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L4u_gqBuuMs/WnXgr9IMZ7I/AAAAAAAAVk8/6P2cGCqjngEtQNOs3ch3nMkDJw6Kl1Y4ACEwYBhgL/s1600/RIFS1932.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Maxwell Food Center Singapore\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L4u_gqBuuMs/WnXgr9IMZ7I/AAAAAAAAVk8/6P2cGCqjngEtQNOs3ch3nMkDJw6Kl1Y4ACEwYBhgL/s1600/RIFS1932.JPG\" title\u003d\"Maxwell Food Center Singapore\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMaxwell Food Center\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yI4hhcZLoS8/WnXgrZOx_XI/AAAAAAAAVk0/O95YJWg0BskU6CaJP_HuhiaHl1Ld1j9MgCEwYBhgL/s1600/PRMW9987.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Maxwell Food Center\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1282\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yI4hhcZLoS8/WnXgrZOx_XI/AAAAAAAAVk0/O95YJWg0BskU6CaJP_HuhiaHl1Ld1j9MgCEwYBhgL/s1600/PRMW9987.JPG\" title\u003d\"Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice - S$5\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wx6VcsNpvtU/WnXgm_zuWUI/AAAAAAAAVkI/EEPH1fa9Kn8m5dX1pGsMwg6vhyNPxiD-QCEwYBhgL/s1600/HMNB4229.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Maxwell Food Center\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1190\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wx6VcsNpvtU/WnXgm_zuWUI/AAAAAAAAVkI/EEPH1fa9Kn8m5dX1pGsMwg6vhyNPxiD-QCEwYBhgL/s1600/HMNB4229.JPG\" title\u003d\"Oyster Cake\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOyster Cake - S$2/piece\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ADJLISvKeO0/WnXgkai8yCI/AAAAAAAAVj4/G4FXwRUHin4EzIVIDzlQnCieBaFSMojsgCEwYBhgL/s1600/FYDV3933.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Maxwell Food Center\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ADJLISvKeO0/WnXgkai8yCI/AAAAAAAAVj4/G4FXwRUHin4EzIVIDzlQnCieBaFSMojsgCEwYBhgL/s1600/FYDV3933.JPG\" title\u003d\"Oyster Cake\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After eating lunch and getting some rest.. we walked straight to Baba House. Baba House is famous for its blue exterior. It is a traditional Peranakan pre-war terrace-house. Usually, tourists would pose for a picture in front of the house.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Funny thing was when we're looking for Baba house, we kind of got \u003ci\u003esabaw \u003c/i\u003eagain. We're actually taking a photo outside a blue house that's not baba house! And the moment we realized it, we already took too many photos. Lol. And funny thing was when we tried looking for the real one.. we took the long cut only to find out that the real baba house is just two house away from the first blue house we went the first time. Super lol!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7zntMoruJbY/WnXgs1cU0FI/AAAAAAAAVlE/TaLojfjcPfwNgVO04l89J7sqZqaycXadwCEwYBhgL/s1600/UFZS2658.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Baba House Singapore\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1204\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7zntMoruJbY/WnXgs1cU0FI/AAAAAAAAVlE/TaLojfjcPfwNgVO04l89J7sqZqaycXadwCEwYBhgL/s1600/UFZS2658.JPG\" title\u003d\"Baba House Singapore\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe fake Baba House. lol\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-72zuUGzK0IU/WnXgoz-FMMI/AAAAAAAAVkc/1jkY3CGrCQ4X0ff2DpI1vMoKJb-TeSOpgCEwYBhgL/s1600/LMHV2837.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Baba House Singapore\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1125\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-72zuUGzK0IU/WnXgoz-FMMI/AAAAAAAAVkc/1jkY3CGrCQ4X0ff2DpI1vMoKJb-TeSOpgCEwYBhgL/s1600/LMHV2837.JPG\" title\u003d\"Baba House Singapore\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe original Baba House. hahah\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ifYlG6L3AA/WnXgphy_sOI/AAAAAAAAVkk/rt6KYagU2JYDUl6TZcpoO5r2MfAIsmHCQCEwYBhgL/s1600/MNXZ5366.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Lost in Singapore\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ifYlG6L3AA/WnXgphy_sOI/AAAAAAAAVkk/rt6KYagU2JYDUl6TZcpoO5r2MfAIsmHCQCEwYBhgL/s1600/MNXZ5366.JPG\" title\u003d\"Lost in Singapore\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n This was our official first day in Singapore and we weren't really prepared for the long walks. It's as if we're walking a minimum of 7km every day! I can already hear my feet complaining every night. lol.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After exploring Chinatown, we went to Tiong Bahru to explore the hippie/artsy side of Singapore. Most of the blogs I read points Tiong Bahru as the hippie neighborhood. It was a long walk from the MRT. There's this particular street in Tiong Bahru specifically Yong Siak street where shops usually sell artsy stuff. This is also a place of chill cafes (and instagrammable one) and cute mini libraries. Though to be honest, we were kind of disappointed. We're expecting something more than cute cafes and artsy shops.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RfuzBb5-1l8/WnXgtyPn8rI/AAAAAAAAVlM/Ok4LthUjYpk5dC3RlAsfXmeP84R_FeukwCEwYBhgL/s1600/VLCI0353.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Tiong Bahru Murals\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RfuzBb5-1l8/WnXgtyPn8rI/AAAAAAAAVlM/Ok4LthUjYpk5dC3RlAsfXmeP84R_FeukwCEwYBhgL/s1600/VLCI0353.JPG\" title\u003d\"Tiong Bahru Murals\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-emTZohis_18/WnXgmOpZRUI/AAAAAAAAVkE/QrPEN07H93s3NigC4TfIRjWcCQjtMvjagCEwYBhgL/s1600/HKFI0614.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Tiong Bahru Murals\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-emTZohis_18/WnXgmOpZRUI/AAAAAAAAVkE/QrPEN07H93s3NigC4TfIRjWcCQjtMvjagCEwYBhgL/s1600/HKFI0614.JPG\" title\u003d\"Tiong Bahru Murals\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We didn't really hang out in one of the cafes instead we searched for the murals scattered around Tiong Bahru. We're already tired of walking so imagine looking for murals you really don't know where it's hidden. And guess what? After taking photos in the mural.. it suddenly rained! Good thing was we're already done with our itinerary for the day or else it could've ruined our \"Instagram day\". LOL.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The good thing was we were near a bus stop that time so we were able to go home safe and sound. Once we got back from an all-day exploration, we rest first in the hostel then had a quick dinner in a hawker center near our place.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XpI63rvXpcI/WnXgluHVS2I/AAAAAAAAVj8/CmCal_mdQe8a1dGZyNyDLxWacp7tTyqYwCEwYBhgL/s1600/HJZE9936.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XpI63rvXpcI/WnXgluHVS2I/AAAAAAAAVj8/CmCal_mdQe8a1dGZyNyDLxWacp7tTyqYwCEwYBhgL/s1600/HJZE9936.JPG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eselfeyyyy~\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PQxvJDdOpvs/WnXguDX9ocI/AAAAAAAAVlQ/VQRuUWiWawkKiBdZHw_Ixt-rG1hO9wwmQCEwYBhgL/s1600/YAIW5478.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Chinatown MRT Station Singapore\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1118\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PQxvJDdOpvs/WnXguDX9ocI/AAAAAAAAVlQ/VQRuUWiWawkKiBdZHw_Ixt-rG1hO9wwmQCEwYBhgL/s1600/YAIW5478.JPG\" title\u003d\"Chinatown MRT Station Singapore\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eChinatown MRT station - very convenient\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ4u63mrJSU/WnXgtbpQ8GI/AAAAAAAAVlI/HALsiQmy9EUsixNPQD8t6Yp30Oz2scVOACEwYBhgL/s1600/TUHJ8183.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Chinatown Singapore\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ4u63mrJSU/WnXgtbpQ8GI/AAAAAAAAVlI/HALsiQmy9EUsixNPQD8t6Yp30Oz2scVOACEwYBhgL/s1600/TUHJ8183.JPG\" title\u003d\"Kid's fieldtrip at Chinatown\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n In fairness, most of the food we ate in Singapore are all yummy!!! The only exception was the one we tried in Makansutra. But the rest, it was all so yummy! I can live there and never get tired of noodles. Downside is, it was just too expensive. Well, what can you expect in the most expensive city to live in? It was good experience anyways.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XKkobvdizP0/WnXgqqHGYnI/AAAAAAAAVkw/YNAPEOBROy4oJ6x_b5fyxjHl4BAeuCM_QCEwYBhgL/s1600/OHEX7727.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1214\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XKkobvdizP0/WnXgqqHGYnI/AAAAAAAAVkw/YNAPEOBROy4oJ6x_b5fyxjHl4BAeuCM_QCEwYBhgL/s1600/OHEX7727.JPG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nThere goes our day 1. Super tired but it was really fun. :)\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/6200403343228353242/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2018/02/singapores-festive-chinatown-and-hippie.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6200403343228353242"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6200403343228353242"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2018/02/singapores-festive-chinatown-and-hippie.html","title":"Singapore's Festive Chinatown and Hippie Tiong Bahru"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skyiQ14-1Ic/WnXgsqATbQI/AAAAAAAAVlA/IfRpMJTjV5YJ_I9ucWDLUKmRlFza26VNwCEwYBhgL/s72-c/TIAB5007.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Singapore"},"georss$point":{"$t":"1.2847875 103.84393120000004"},"georss$box":{"$t":"1.2727519999999999 103.82376120000005 1.296823 103.86410120000004"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-5230357926719238863"},"published":{"$t":"2017-05-27T00:47:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-05-27T00:47:57.497+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Talisay City"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Negros Occidental"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"it's more fun in the philippines"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The ruins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel 2017"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Philippines"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel diaries"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Beauty of The Ruins "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b--tqxIrAXc/WShSYtiX5zI/AAAAAAAAQiI/DyO380KYs-gBZOWnob572DP7Sdy_vom8gCLcB/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b--tqxIrAXc/WShSYtiX5zI/AAAAAAAAQiI/DyO380KYs-gBZOWnob572DP7Sdy_vom8gCLcB/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFinally! This is the last post on our \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/02/bacolod-day-in-city-of-smiles.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBacolod\u003c/a\u003e-\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/02/iloilo-dinagyang-2017.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eIloilo\u003c/a\u003e-\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/guimaras-mangoes-and-beaches-what-else.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGuimaras\u003c/a\u003e tour last January. Yes, you read that right, last January and I am only blogging it now. Haha! I'm trying to catch up on my backlogs one by one but it just keeps on coming! Loool. But anyway, I am not really complaining, keep the new adventures coming. 😉\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtTmser_U9s/WShXIKYdS5I/AAAAAAAAQic/0fs097jR17cEQWvLsYm4xUTMyPq-MU4PACLcB/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BNegros%2BOccidental.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtTmser_U9s/WShXIKYdS5I/AAAAAAAAQic/0fs097jR17cEQWvLsYm4xUTMyPq-MU4PACLcB/s640/The%2BRuins%2BNegros%2BOccidental.jpg\" title\u003d\"Going inside\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ewhat you will see upon entrance\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LwwrLiXemMg/WShXESxVzvI/AAAAAAAAQiY/SLvrnCB-P7YUB0yvcZz5qGm1bBL4WCfZgCLcB/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LwwrLiXemMg/WShXESxVzvI/AAAAAAAAQiY/SLvrnCB-P7YUB0yvcZz5qGm1bBL4WCfZgCLcB/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMPgfAXiQyU/WShXY7Ksj5I/AAAAAAAAQik/oTlIyQeg2YYfvbaydYL6378rBrlyN6EUwCLcB/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMPgfAXiQyU/WShXY7Ksj5I/AAAAAAAAQik/oTlIyQeg2YYfvbaydYL6378rBrlyN6EUwCLcB/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOur activity on our last day was to see the stunning The Ruins. I am always seeing this beauty every time my friends post their Bacolod trips and oh my gosh, if it is already this beautiful in the pictures, what more in real life?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe Ruins is a beautiful testament to love as this house or should I say mansion is created to honor Don Mariano's love for his wife, Maria Braga. It's a long old love story wherein Don Mariano met Maria Braga on the streets of Hong Kong. And as their love grow for each other, they also grew their\u0026nbsp;family and had a big family of 10 kids.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nMaria's pregnancy on their 11th child is the tragic end to the Maria's life and their supposed to be 11th child as Maria slipped in their bathroom and wasn't attended by a physician right away.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nBeing lonely and heart broken, Don Mariano built this mansion and their kids lived in the place for as long as they are not yet married. After some time, the place was burnt to prevent the Japanese from using it as a headquarters. And now, only this beautiful ruins is left for that passionate love.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5fC6hs-7CNE/WShXRuTHvLI/AAAAAAAAQig/fzaNl6RrfjUY8WygPEjvQ7dVIABIJkz5QCEw/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B4.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1589\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"634\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5fC6hs-7CNE/WShXRuTHvLI/AAAAAAAAQig/fzaNl6RrfjUY8WygPEjvQ7dVIABIJkz5QCEw/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FJdXemwK1vQ/WShXww5omcI/AAAAAAAAQi4/tlzEYBytcNwpn2QMo53f-ZKjrGVht6xcACEw/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B9.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FJdXemwK1vQ/WShXww5omcI/AAAAAAAAQi4/tlzEYBytcNwpn2QMo53f-ZKjrGVht6xcACEw/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B9.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TA3UGMbVHjE/WShXdhZ2OkI/AAAAAAAAQio/q06q56Zq1hIl7xL5BFwZKYLN2U0KseTUgCEw/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1060\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"424\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TA3UGMbVHjE/WShXdhZ2OkI/AAAAAAAAQio/q06q56Zq1hIl7xL5BFwZKYLN2U0KseTUgCEw/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eThe girls \u0026lt;3\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e8Md9ikWAow/WShXisooicI/AAAAAAAAQis/2kd1G-rXpY82CsKHrH27mbNba_qAYZY2QCEw/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e8Md9ikWAow/WShXisooicI/AAAAAAAAQis/2kd1G-rXpY82CsKHrH27mbNba_qAYZY2QCEw/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nActually, before we were able to see The Ruins, we had a veryyyy long day of traveling from Guimaras to Bacolod. Had I known that we'll be touring different provinces, I should have chosen Iloilo international airport as our return airport to Manila. From Guimaras, we rode a boat going back to Iloilo then we had to take a ferry back to Bacolod. And guess what?? The ferry was late so our trip was also delayed and the ocean is more wavy than usual which makes the ferry move slower.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe also plan on going to Campuestohan that afternoon but since we had many delays, our time cannot permit it anymore. So instead, we just marvel the beauty at The Ruins.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe Ruins is situated at Talisay, another city under Negros Occidental. People who visits Bacolod often mistaken The Ruins as part of Bacolod. But no, It is in Talisay.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe Ruins is picture perfect everywhere. That even if you don't have any skills in taking photos, it will come out as instagram worthy. How's that? Just look at our vivid and crisp photos! \u0026lt;3\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oGOYK_qpsQA/WShXv5VnhhI/AAAAAAAAQjA/sxABaXbcASIG9Dc_rpEb7HKXPhsORCymQCEw/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1025\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"410\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oGOYK_qpsQA/WShXv5VnhhI/AAAAAAAAQjA/sxABaXbcASIG9Dc_rpEb7HKXPhsORCymQCEw/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eThe whole squad\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7qyKCP7l3Ec/WShXANMrDUI/AAAAAAAAQjA/CGhyOZurcXk2dm9NnMirojnnk_CYmbqwgCEw/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B10.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7qyKCP7l3Ec/WShXANMrDUI/AAAAAAAAQjA/CGhyOZurcXk2dm9NnMirojnnk_CYmbqwgCEw/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B10.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nGoing inside, there are not much furniture. The 2nd floor is closed for viewing probably because of safety reasons. Nonetheless, the facade alone is beautiful. You can have your photoshoot on point here.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI think this place is also beautiful at night with all the lights to light up its beauty. If you love architecture, then this one will surely tickle your inner architect.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIt was one amazing getaway. 4 days gone so fast! There's just too many firsts in this trip. First time to travel with my high school friends, first time to visit these beautiful places, first time to experience Dinagyang. It was indeed a fun travel. 🙂\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b1sBdtkjLK4/WShXvzMUD2I/AAAAAAAAQjA/PjC_c9SLEaI9Tn9Q03Hldt4864IQv5AKwCEw/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B8.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1027\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"410\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b1sBdtkjLK4/WShXvzMUD2I/AAAAAAAAQjA/PjC_c9SLEaI9Tn9Q03Hldt4864IQv5AKwCEw/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dE-ukIGEAVU/WShX30kfL9I/AAAAAAAAQjA/3LpNyOEcIWsAqcWbXzFUqigpoVWSDtoLACEw/s1600/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1174\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"468\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dE-ukIGEAVU/WShX30kfL9I/AAAAAAAAQjA/3LpNyOEcIWsAqcWbXzFUqigpoVWSDtoLACEw/s640/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental.jpg\" title\u003d\"The Ruins, Negros Occidental\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nEntrance tix during our visit:\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nAdult: P100\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nSenior Citizen/PWD: P50\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nStudent: P40\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nChildren (below 8 yrs. old): P20\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nTalisay City, Negros Occidental\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/5230357926719238863/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/05/the-beauty-of-ruins.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5230357926719238863"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5230357926719238863"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/05/the-beauty-of-ruins.html","title":"The Beauty of The Ruins "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b--tqxIrAXc/WShSYtiX5zI/AAAAAAAAQiI/DyO380KYs-gBZOWnob572DP7Sdy_vom8gCLcB/s72-c/The%2BRuins%2BTalisay%2BCity%2BNegros%2BOccidental%2B1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"12"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines"},"georss$point":{"$t":"10.7325049 123.01135679999993"},"georss$box":{"$t":"10.4828589 122.68863329999994 10.9821509 123.33408029999993"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-5032917727424150305"},"published":{"$t":"2017-05-06T18:00:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-05-06T18:00:14.349+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lao"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Laos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Luang Prabang"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South East Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel 2017"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel diaries"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Welcome to Luang Prabang, Laos!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjS8oiET-rQ/WQxZf5F8t3I/AAAAAAAANM4/gofAk-sKQQgiNyyJmLtasErq26eP4A7nQCLcB/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B31.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjS8oiET-rQ/WQxZf5F8t3I/AAAAAAAANM4/gofAk-sKQQgiNyyJmLtasErq26eP4A7nQCLcB/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B31.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang National Museum\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Luang Prabang is a small province but definitely has a big history to boast. I never thought I will be able to visit Laos anytime soon as this country doesn't have a direct flight from Manila. I also know no one who already went to this country so I was quite excited to incorporate this place in our backpacking tour around some countries in Indochina. What I know when planning this trip was I just have to create an itinerary that will let us travel to different Southeast Asian countries, and by Southeast Asian countries, I mean Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Vietnam and Laos weren't really part of the plan. I'm also thinking of the Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos route but it was hard to travel in that route as there's no direct bus ride from Laos to Myanmar.. it would also take up a lot of time traveling by land to those places. So while browsing and booking our tickets, I thought that maybe it's time to visit Laos and Hanoi.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I've been to Vietnam before but it was in Saigon so this will definitely be a new adventure. I'm also excited to visit Luang Prabang because I'm trying to visit all Southeast Asian countries and crossing this country off my bucket list as early as now is quite a relief. Why? because I think it's one of the countries that's hard to travel to because there's no direct flight and I'm not really familiar with its culture and people. I really had no background of this place prior to this trip.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CKWOqzdal_A/WQxZ2wCnKBI/AAAAAAAANNw/jqZIMS49ilgamw8a02fkNAnUrOnlL_VQQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B35.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CKWOqzdal_A/WQxZ2wCnKBI/AAAAAAAANNw/jqZIMS49ilgamw8a02fkNAnUrOnlL_VQQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B35.jpg\" title\u003d\"Royal Palace, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9r46fd-7qqs/WQxXxeyjOXI/AAAAAAAANN4/BfXu0JwUg7U1gXWDFYNdNxrcjacQgFRQgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B17.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"508\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9r46fd-7qqs/WQxXxeyjOXI/AAAAAAAANN4/BfXu0JwUg7U1gXWDFYNdNxrcjacQgFRQgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B17.jpg\" title\u003d\"Public market vendor in Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ePublic market vendor\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DucnC_kjOoA/WQxXMRuMWLI/AAAAAAAANNw/NGhr4klGa-chDvFltb0RVPGD35BH--kBACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"486\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DucnC_kjOoA/WQxXMRuMWLI/AAAAAAAANNw/NGhr4klGa-chDvFltb0RVPGD35BH--kBACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" title\u003d\"Some fresh fruits for sale in Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eSome fresh fruits for sale\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n You can visit Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore anytime but not Laos and Myanmar. Well, Myanmar has a direct flight from the Philippines but it's really expensive! I've been reading a lot about it so I will definitely visit that country one day. 😊✌️\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So after we explored the city of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/hanoi-vietnam-exploring-old-quarter.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHanoi\u003c/a\u003e, we then make our way to visit the old quaint town of Luang Prabang. I booked our flights tickets through Skyscanner and we took Lao Airlines. It's just a one hour flight from Hanoi to Luang Prabang so the travel is quite comfortable.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our original plan was to take the overnight bus from Hanoi to Luang Prabang but it would then take up 25 hours. I also read some blogs about the overnight travel and most of them describe the ride as the bus from hell. There is no toilet in the bus and it is overly crowded with lots of boxes and luggage taking up most of the space. If you need to pee, the bus will just stop out of nowhere. Just by imagining it makes me cringe. I just can't simply ride even for the experience.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n For those that's not familiar, Luang Prabang was Laos' capital until it was changed to Vientiane. And while this place might be small, you won't get bored with it as it has a lot of stuff to offer! And did you know that this whole province is a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yup, not just one single structure but the entirety of this province is very historical and is being highly preserved. You can't simply just roam around without seeing temples.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ajpTVmKKL0/WQxaY83pvuI/AAAAAAAANNw/gky4RA-lOScBZi4AKXAsVBxIYw6AXe7-ACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ajpTVmKKL0/WQxaY83pvuI/AAAAAAAANNw/gky4RA-lOScBZi4AKXAsVBxIYw6AXe7-ACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sk8UA2pRjN8/WQxXQwKcgaI/AAAAAAAANNw/0Of-JR5N5n0zknqwvaCxSJSKr1LGhiv7QCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B13.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sk8UA2pRjN8/WQxXQwKcgaI/AAAAAAAANNw/0Of-JR5N5n0zknqwvaCxSJSKr1LGhiv7QCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B13.jpg\" title\u003d\"Tuktuk taxi in Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Most backpackers would often describe this place as very laid back and has a slow paced course of living. And I agree, everything here is moving slowly. It's as if you're in another dimension. You can roam around this city just by using your rented bicycles. Some would use scooters while some prefer to walk. And no, you don't need fancy tour packages to see everything because this place is quite easy to explore even on your own.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We arrived in Luang Prabang at around 7 in the evening. Booths in the airports are closed except for one sim card vendor \u003cstrike\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e(that scammed us)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strike\u003e and a stall for airport taxi that is the only mode of transportation to get you to the town center. The airport is small given that it's an international airport. I can compare it to Busuanga airport which is a little less small than LPQ's airport.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We took the airport taxi and went straight to our guest house. One thing to note about Luang Prabang is that the cost of living is higher than of Thailand and Vietnam. I was expecting it to be cheaper but hey.. it was where most of my pocket money went to. And to top it all off? Money changers don't accept Philippine peso so we had no choice. My father withdraws Lao Kip from the ATM. Blame it on being landlocked but in order to enjoy this country, you should have a lot more pocket money than your usual pocket money for Thailand and Vietnam.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGdQYsnRiDk/WQxYRArGcNI/AAAAAAAANNw/J1h5M72QuRktsg0G1cA512HUXs4pyQLXwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B21.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGdQYsnRiDk/WQxYRArGcNI/AAAAAAAANNw/J1h5M72QuRktsg0G1cA512HUXs4pyQLXwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B21.jpg\" title\u003d\"Monks\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjDuHHMajKI/WQxZM0raCGI/AAAAAAAANNw/j1nj9I4c0Mo7mNwHLNi-TQaq5QsweIX2wCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B30.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjDuHHMajKI/WQxZM0raCGI/AAAAAAAANNw/j1nj9I4c0Mo7mNwHLNi-TQaq5QsweIX2wCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B30.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hm9566nzhJU/WQxXd9yfzuI/AAAAAAAANN4/BbWDZgnlAbEDoL-5U_134UDIyRxrT6bygCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B14.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"544\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hm9566nzhJU/WQxXd9yfzuI/AAAAAAAANN4/BbWDZgnlAbEDoL-5U_134UDIyRxrT6bygCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B14.jpg\" title\u003d\"Bagels for sale\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;Bagels\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Accommodation here is also more expensive compared to its neighboring countries. We stayed at \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.agoda.com/partners/partnersearch.aspx?cid\u003d1762335\u0026amp;pcs\u003d1\u0026amp;hid\u003d488097\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ePhanthasone Guest House\u003c/a\u003e by booking a room via Agoda. It was one of the cheapest I could find. The room is just so-so. It was actually comfortable for two people. Basic needs are provided like our own comfort room, comfy beds, AC, and TV. There's also free wifi but it sometimes gets spiky.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n When it comes to money, aside from Lao Kip, establishments here also accepts Thai baht, US dollar, and other famous currencies such as Singaporean dollar. During our first night and when we couldn't change money, my father was lucky enough to still have Thai baht from our backpacking in Thailand last 2015. It was our life saver for the day as we couldn't change Philippine peso to Lao kip.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So this is now the exciting part! After getting a good night rest, we started the day by looking for a good breakfast place and we stumble across a small stall in the public market that offers Khao Soi or sometimes spelled as \u003cb\u003eKhao Soy\u003c/b\u003e. Khao Soy is a food that was influenced by the Burmese. And if you will ask me what I like better, Khao Soy or Pho? I will definitely answer Khao Soy!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cta6CAIOSdY/WQxX7EMdjRI/AAAAAAAANNw/WuR95unEvacNMuuk9ewAko76HOizWDrYACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cta6CAIOSdY/WQxX7EMdjRI/AAAAAAAANNw/WuR95unEvacNMuuk9ewAko76HOizWDrYACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" title\u003d\"Ingredients for Khao soy\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eIngredients for Khao Soy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JziIRKMuEes/WQxX-XyXhDI/AAAAAAAANNw/BGkZXgzrAHYaDt-sryFON5ffXIykMQYcwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B19.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JziIRKMuEes/WQxX-XyXhDI/AAAAAAAANNw/BGkZXgzrAHYaDt-sryFON5ffXIykMQYcwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B19.jpg\" title\u003d\"Lao's very own Khao soy\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eThe finished product: Lao's very own Khao Soy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I guess Khao Soy isn't just as popular as pho yet because Laos is not as popular as Vietnam right now. It was actually hard to find authentic Lao food in the area as most of the stalls and restaurants offer Thai, Vietnamese, and Western food. It's as if the locals already knew that travelers will look for these famous cuisines. And also, since Laos is landlocked by other Southeast Asian countries, it is reasonable that its cuisine will be highly influenced by its neighboring countries.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-rjzeX6NR4/WQxXDHnF8zI/AAAAAAAANNw/4txle8wuUvsEm3PyNqaCdU6gS2k-uyynACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-rjzeX6NR4/WQxXDHnF8zI/AAAAAAAANNw/4txle8wuUvsEm3PyNqaCdU6gS2k-uyynACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" title\u003d\"Lao food\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicken and avocado salad, Seafood Tom yum, Beer Lao, and Avocado shake\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qe831AeIE0Y/WQxXpwvcmxI/AAAAAAAANNw/ZJYPbVwKLL8MR7GDxoWN79RNUWR8yb9cACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B15.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qe831AeIE0Y/WQxXpwvcmxI/AAAAAAAANNw/ZJYPbVwKLL8MR7GDxoWN79RNUWR8yb9cACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B15.jpg\" title\u003d\"Some goodies in the public market\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eSome of the goodies in the public market\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRkR0U4kjJk/WQxa0zHFKsI/AAAAAAAANNw/mCmoIXtQ-64_T1b_oUdRyJhSZs2bqfUrQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRkR0U4kjJk/WQxa0zHFKsI/AAAAAAAANNw/mCmoIXtQ-64_T1b_oUdRyJhSZs2bqfUrQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" title\u003d\"Foods that are being sold in the night market\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoods that are being sold in the night market\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I don't even know if I was able to eat a homegrown dish or was it all influenced by another cuisine? You can see bagels being sold everywhere as this country was once under the French colony. If you fancy looking and taste testing different Lao street food, you should definitely explore their public market! From fruits to different packed goodies. Fresh vegetables to different kinds of meat. Some of the meat though doesn't look appetizing anymore. It might be sold for over a week now but no one's buying so it's still there rotting and waiting to be bought.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n One street food that I liked was their mini coconut pancakes. The outside is fluffy while the inside has a hint of sweetened coconut. Perfect for an afternoon snack. 🙂\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5E55XWx0oQA/WQxXtIpQlqI/AAAAAAAANNw/SfzD_6ui8MgU9nfxEHnBmpCe0aY-SdH5gCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B16.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5E55XWx0oQA/WQxXtIpQlqI/AAAAAAAANNw/SfzD_6ui8MgU9nfxEHnBmpCe0aY-SdH5gCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B16.jpg\" title\u003d\"Lao street food\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n There is also those famous $1 dollar buffet around the so called buffet street. I've been wanting to try these so called buffets prior to the trip but fortunately, we didn't try eating here as I read there are many cases of food poisoning and upset stomach. Just like the meat that is not sold for over a week, this food might also be reheated a lot of times already!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Their bbq on the other hand was delish! You will see a lot of stalls that sells pork bbq and even grilled fish. Their night market food stalls sell pad thai, Thai sausage, spring roll, tom yum, shakes, crepes, and waffles. You will never go hungry in Luang Prabang as there's always an open store serving food.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So right after savoring the flavorful soup of Khao Soy, we went back to the guest house and rented a bicycle for a half day tour of the town center. We first bought our overnight bus ticket to Vientiane because we\u0026nbsp;depart the next day for Vientiane then we roamed around the city just by looking a paper map.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3r2GH7gpE60/WQxYgo9w__I/AAAAAAAANNw/OIC6TDfQfIYx4HBQKLTcJyNq8zTrbKSMQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B22.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3r2GH7gpE60/WQxYgo9w__I/AAAAAAAANNw/OIC6TDfQfIYx4HBQKLTcJyNq8zTrbKSMQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B22.jpg\" title\u003d\"Getting lost in Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zQ_j3Scmk6A/WQxaQfCD0cI/AAAAAAAANNw/STWt-QzfIPAuGIUZlmvtcfWuXCwih1RQgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B39.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zQ_j3Scmk6A/WQxaQfCD0cI/AAAAAAAANNw/STWt-QzfIPAuGIUZlmvtcfWuXCwih1RQgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B39.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Xieng Thong\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eWat Xieng Thong\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n As I've said, Luang Prabang is easy to tour around. If you ask for a map from your inn then everything you need to know about the places are already written on the map. If your guesthouse doesn't have a map, you can get one to the nearest travel agency. We got ours from the travel agency near Mekong River. This is also where we book bus tickets to Vientiane.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The must visit places are marked on the map. Even the most visited cafe and restaurants are marked for easy navigation.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our first stop? Pha That Luang. There are a lot of temples in Luang Prabang and you can't possibly visit every one of it in just a single day. We only have 2 days in Luang Prabang so we only just visited the big and famous ones.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DAle5gC_Dks/WQxYxWgdtwI/AAAAAAAANNw/pJQnYfDGRqor0pU_iRnrwpXzGefrSnNYwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B26.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DAle5gC_Dks/WQxYxWgdtwI/AAAAAAAANNw/pJQnYfDGRqor0pU_iRnrwpXzGefrSnNYwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B26.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Manorom\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eWat Manorom\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hqfIcnByrjg/WQxY34Ke6zI/AAAAAAAANNw/d1NZA4sek20SokpyQc67HSW44WK2hFvHQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B28.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hqfIcnByrjg/WQxY34Ke6zI/AAAAAAAANNw/d1NZA4sek20SokpyQc67HSW44WK2hFvHQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B28.jpg\" title\u003d\"Typical ceilings of temples\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eTypical ceilings of temples\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DX7qR_vzcXE/WQxYLcYZ5SI/AAAAAAAANNw/HzVtByWkYEsPMe6JGdPJcoPvNPU-FCSlwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B20.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DX7qR_vzcXE/WQxYLcYZ5SI/AAAAAAAANNw/HzVtByWkYEsPMe6JGdPJcoPvNPU-FCSlwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B20.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Also, temples around here are like to those I saw in Mae Sot. Small but definitely not lacking in wow factor. Every temple is unique, I guess. We visited Wat Manorom, National Museum, and Wat Xieng Thong. We could've visited a lot more if my father's bicycle didn't malfunction. We had to ride a tuktuk back to the guest house to exchange the bicycle for a working one.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Their National Museum used to be a palace for their King. The place was very big and the exhibits mainly consist of old stuff used by their previous king. There are some artifacts and gifts given by different countries. Of all the museums we visited during the whole duration of this trip, this museum is what I enjoyed the most. It is fascinating reading some old stories on how the country used to be. Picture taking inside is not allowed so no photos for you guys. 😞\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wUsThv_iNMk/WQxYeFPqSlI/AAAAAAAANNw/7dP3IFqxmEQSeq2tpJHClWEiKL4XROWRgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B24.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"466\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wUsThv_iNMk/WQxYeFPqSlI/AAAAAAAANNw/7dP3IFqxmEQSeq2tpJHClWEiKL4XROWRgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B24.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Manorom\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eThat awkward pose tho. \u003dD\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f-xt8_o5kFg/WQxYpOTk0YI/AAAAAAAANN4/QQ3O47RzNUYqzABbUUPT9vt3OBQd-oRSQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B25.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f-xt8_o5kFg/WQxYpOTk0YI/AAAAAAAANN4/QQ3O47RzNUYqzABbUUPT9vt3OBQd-oRSQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B25.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CoG3fbMjRMQ/WQxZNsGai0I/AAAAAAAANNw/IRoSkITKvR0BSq3IcYhcHvlgLsu8GWGZACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B32.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CoG3fbMjRMQ/WQxZNsGai0I/AAAAAAAANNw/IRoSkITKvR0BSq3IcYhcHvlgLsu8GWGZACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B32.jpg\" title\u003d\"Prabang buddha statue\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vahsmSh_5qE/WQxZfoFRWII/AAAAAAAANNw/nMxMjxEZxGk-8hsqBnBxt57-ad9ErydPwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B34.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vahsmSh_5qE/WQxZfoFRWII/AAAAAAAANNw/nMxMjxEZxGk-8hsqBnBxt57-ad9ErydPwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B34.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang Royal Palace\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eNational Museum/Royal Palace\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Across the museum is the famous Phousi Hill where you can see the whole province of Luang Prabang from up above. This is the best spot to catch the sunset!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n You also know what's cool? Lao people are very friendly and they think of us Filipinos as very hard working and studious. They think that because we're good at speaking English, we are intelligent. My father talked to a staff of the museum and the guy said that he has a friend that went to the Philippines. The guy's friend observed that Filipinos study very hard wherein I think was maybe ages ago.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n There are many more temples we visited but what struck me the most is Wat Xieng Thong as it is the biggest. Well, not as big as Bangkok's Grand Palace but if you will only visit one temple during your stay here in Luang Prabang, then it should be Wat Xieng Thong.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2fOUB64L7o/WQxZuW4EE4I/AAAAAAAANNw/YCXT5BqpPjIpILunCXu6InDIXILHS_J8wCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B36.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2fOUB64L7o/WQxZuW4EE4I/AAAAAAAANNw/YCXT5BqpPjIpILunCXu6InDIXILHS_J8wCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B36.jpg\" title\u003d\"Street of Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eStreet of Luang Prabang\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xRwCW9JfpH4/WQxY_Gb8T9I/AAAAAAAANNw/-1a57YDmJPcw5rCa4PXRtnyqf666FfSUgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B29.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xRwCW9JfpH4/WQxY_Gb8T9I/AAAAAAAANNw/-1a57YDmJPcw5rCa4PXRtnyqf666FfSUgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B29.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XzXUYYrlD1s/WQxYrXok5OI/AAAAAAAANNw/PTlqah5Nx-s9gJ0qXiliHvgV64fnRTWyQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B27.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XzXUYYrlD1s/WQxYrXok5OI/AAAAAAAANNw/PTlqah5Nx-s9gJ0qXiliHvgV64fnRTWyQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B27.jpg\" title\u003d\"sticky rice\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eSticky rice\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was already past noon and we haven't eaten lunch yet. Our next stop is the famous Kuang Si Falls. Another must visit in Luang Prabang. We took a van going there which was arranged for us by the guest house for 40000 kip per person. Not bad though as the place is quite far from the town center.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Of course, there were a lot of vendors and food stall. Entrance is 20000 kip per person. You just have to hike a little to get to the main falls. I don't know if this is man made or natural but whatever it is, it is beautiful. At least for me. The water is cold and refreshing. Along the path, there's also the bear rescue center. I will talk more of this in a separate blog post dedicated to Kuang Si falls alone.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After the driver dropped us off to the city center, we hike the Phousi Hill to catch the amazing view of the sunset. And wow, it was really stunning. Add the view of the Mekong river and it is mesmerizing. Together with us are other tourists catching the sunset as well.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JuD4k836f_Y/WQxZhMcvv5I/AAAAAAAANNw/NhkS6fyzThwYKVCdU-AdNgOtGAS9aU1kACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B33.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JuD4k836f_Y/WQxZhMcvv5I/AAAAAAAANNw/NhkS6fyzThwYKVCdU-AdNgOtGAS9aU1kACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B33.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l15hLBMItNM/WQxaGZI8KGI/AAAAAAAANNw/ehpyWat_qVsh1xpL_4QiSlFdIx2r82lWwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B4.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l15hLBMItNM/WQxaGZI8KGI/AAAAAAAANNw/ehpyWat_qVsh1xpL_4QiSlFdIx2r82lWwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"sunset at Phousi hill\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ePeople catching the sunset\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nbp8sv9owIc/WQxaWeljKEI/AAAAAAAANNw/Oi1yutsrjhw8np7DhHICH3JuNJ7zbO3tQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nbp8sv9owIc/WQxaWeljKEI/AAAAAAAANNw/Oi1yutsrjhw8np7DhHICH3JuNJ7zbO3tQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Sunset at Phousi hill\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iMSMKvqf-qo/WQxY-9BDFRI/AAAAAAAANNw/1ng6E8rz0Ikq-iP5PUuIZGAhonArTGuagCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iMSMKvqf-qo/WQxY-9BDFRI/AAAAAAAANNw/1ng6E8rz0Ikq-iP5PUuIZGAhonArTGuagCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"The view of the Luang Prabang province from Phousi hill\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eT\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ehe view of the Luang Prabang province from Phousi hill\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6e9erwBwwQ4/WQxYLyWpuNI/AAAAAAAANNw/lkuu-j1gvrUYLQbjIvWUeX3MVjCJy8I8gCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6e9erwBwwQ4/WQxYLyWpuNI/AAAAAAAANNw/lkuu-j1gvrUYLQbjIvWUeX3MVjCJy8I8gCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n There are two ways to climb the hill, the first flights of stairs is in front of the National Museum while the other one is across the Nam Khan river. We took the one across Nam Khan river going up then we took the stairs to National Museum going down. The view of the town was also awesome. Very peaceful.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Going down from the Phousi Hill, the vendors of the night market is already setting up their stalls. It was a looooongggg road but no one can deny, Chiang Mai's night market is still the best!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6jdfuzFa5Q0/WQxXJluZecI/AAAAAAAANNw/QlOPH1iIczcDeM2NwskE1FWkDaPhlBEsgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6jdfuzFa5Q0/WQxXJluZecI/AAAAAAAANNw/QlOPH1iIczcDeM2NwskE1FWkDaPhlBEsgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lU6O-vb1oB4/WQxZztcQj8I/AAAAAAAANNw/b75-s9MtMukCjHVBG-QJCG6A8wbkZI7aQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B37.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lU6O-vb1oB4/WQxZztcQj8I/AAAAAAAANNw/b75-s9MtMukCjHVBG-QJCG6A8wbkZI7aQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B37.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Sold here in Luang Prabang's night market are shirts, notebooks, Thai scented soaps, ref magnets, bags, and a whole lot more. And the rule of thumb? Haggle like there's no tomorrow! Lol.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wX8nzJWQMK4/WQxasF1IJdI/AAAAAAAANNw/02KCZCvT7OkN6pqA7DpiOGFOFXOV2qvAQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wX8nzJWQMK4/WQxasF1IJdI/AAAAAAAANNw/02KCZCvT7OkN6pqA7DpiOGFOFXOV2qvAQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OHsIuniejd4/WQxat5B5DtI/AAAAAAAANNw/wKERfF_S84wUnuaLnSMgXTx7HLIY8Bg7QCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OHsIuniejd4/WQxat5B5DtI/AAAAAAAANNw/wKERfF_S84wUnuaLnSMgXTx7HLIY8Bg7QCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8Ww_t6ZMME/WQxarkMFIuI/AAAAAAAANNw/f5_feQBuaOYmK3AN1kpWcyF5pvIKJjGIQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B9.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8Ww_t6ZMME/WQxarkMFIuI/AAAAAAAANNw/f5_feQBuaOYmK3AN1kpWcyF5pvIKJjGIQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B9.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3oi43_Bb_Y/WQxW7c7Xu-I/AAAAAAAANNw/P1g3hMfSQOkISKdooX7QgvKziRON3yzxACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3oi43_Bb_Y/WQxW7c7Xu-I/AAAAAAAANNw/P1g3hMfSQOkISKdooX7QgvKziRON3yzxACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Right after, we ate dinner and retire for the day. It was a long day! It feels like I've seen the whole of Luang Prabang but there's still more to discover.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was very tiring but it was fun looking at the locals. Knowing their culture and tasting their food. How I wish more Filipinos visit this country.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Let's not stick to the usual and explore other countries that are not famous with our fellow countrymen. I'm glad I already visited Laos. 10 or 20 years from now, who knows what this country will be. It might be the richest among ASEAN.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j2qX3yRks_Y/WQxaA72T74I/AAAAAAAANN4/gRemFqrCVkcmff9yIhRvWAKrpf_SvT_dACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B38.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j2qX3yRks_Y/WQxaA72T74I/AAAAAAAANN4/gRemFqrCVkcmff9yIhRvWAKrpf_SvT_dACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B38.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Xieng Thong\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I won't forget this experience. 🙂\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n How about you? Have you visited Luang Prabang? What appeals to you the most? Leave them in the comments below! 😊💕\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos - Living in the Moment\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/5032917727424150305/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/05/welcome-to-luang-prabang-laos.html#comment-form","title":"13 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5032917727424150305"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5032917727424150305"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/05/welcome-to-luang-prabang-laos.html","title":"Welcome to Luang Prabang, Laos!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjS8oiET-rQ/WQxZf5F8t3I/AAAAAAAANM4/gofAk-sKQQgiNyyJmLtasErq26eP4A7nQCLcB/s72-c/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B31.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"13"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Luang Prabang, Laos"},"georss$point":{"$t":"19.8833959 102.13468740000008"},"georss$box":{"$t":"19.8236684 102.05400640000008 19.9431234 102.21536840000007"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-5532936593234049064"},"published":{"$t":"2017-04-14T15:51:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-05-12T00:01:38.018+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Laos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vietnam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hanoi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel misadventure"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Luang Prabang"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South East Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel 2017"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel diaries"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Scam"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b9iH7XBVD0s/WOkjV6PEDCI/AAAAAAAAIWk/S8VVTwoOvJ4kz0VSmif5RNHLldMZWJw6QCLcB/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"438\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b9iH7XBVD0s/WOkjV6PEDCI/AAAAAAAAIWk/S8VVTwoOvJ4kz0VSmif5RNHLldMZWJw6QCLcB/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Post cards from Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I'm writing this on my iPad's note app. We're currently here in Luang Prabang and it's 11:14 PM local time as I write this. (If you're reading this, I am probably already home) Well.. This is our second day touring. We're supposed to tour \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Hanoi\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHanoi\u003c/a\u003e, Luang Prabang, Vientiane, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Bangkok\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBangkok\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We left Hanoi this afternoon and well... This day was all sorts of misadventure. Our first day in Hanoi was fun. Really fun. We saw Hoan Kiem Lake, watched Water Puppet Show (my second time to watch, the first one was when we visited Ho Chi Minh city last 2015), watched the locals, and eat Vietnamese food.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The food was awesome as usual. I have high regards with Vietnamese food as it is healthily yummy. They always put vegetables on everything and it's just delicious on its own. It has its own distinct Vietnamese taste than when you eat it somewhere else, you would know it's Vietnamese food. So yeah, basically our first day went smoothly. And so when we approached our second day in Hanoi, I thought it would still be as pleasant as it was on our first day.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Don't get me wrong though, I still enjoyed our second day but getting ripped off by a taxi driver who I thought was only super friendly to keep on talking and talking. Turns out he just wants to get our attention so we wouldn't look at the meter from time to time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S-ljTOQ1fdg/WOkjEoo1VVI/AAAAAAAAIW4/kDe_bn_ZaQAOGbcVpzO_yecelKsctt6uQCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S-ljTOQ1fdg/WOkjEoo1VVI/AAAAAAAAIW4/kDe_bn_ZaQAOGbcVpzO_yecelKsctt6uQCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Streets of Hanoi\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStreet of Hanoi\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n This kind of scam is very popular in Vietnam especially in Hanoi as taxi drivers already has reputation for always trying to rip off people. \u0026nbsp;Well, not all but I think there are a lot of them. And when I searched the internet, there are actually a lot more scams you can imagine happening in Hanoi and most of it are from taxi drivers. I must still be thankful that we only encountered one.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Everything was fine. We ate our usual breakfast buffet at the hotel. Got ready and packed our stuff, checked out since we depart for Luang Prabang for that night. We still left our bags at the reception though so we can still roam around and see different tourist sites. And since cabs in Vietnam are relatively cheap (if you hail the right ones), we thought of riding a cab to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum so we wouldn't have to walk. Our fare costs around 40000VND or roughly around P85 which was okay. This was the usual fare, average fare in other words.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We went inside the mausoleum and saw the remains of the most influential leader of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh. I'm very sure every Vietnamese people would like to visit this place to give respect. We also had coffee in a nearby coffee shop. And even though this is my second time in Vietnam, this was my first time to try their famous black coffee with condensed milk. My verdict? It is soooo good! I don't usually drink coffee but if this is what I get to drink every day, then consider me a heavy coffee drinker! \u0026lt;3\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-34sjdGY90ro/WOkjGLyQvaI/AAAAAAAAIW4/5Ikhjyz0pV4xWBbD0fkIysNZ-zys6m1lQCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"430\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-34sjdGY90ro/WOkjGLyQvaI/AAAAAAAAIW4/5Ikhjyz0pV4xWBbD0fkIysNZ-zys6m1lQCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"Temple of Literature\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTemple of Literature\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I usually get active on normal 3-in-1 coffees. So just imagine how the coffee would affect me. I still had to keep calm though. And there. Right after we had our coffee and some yogurt with jelly, we then hailed a cab again going to The Temple of Literature. Me and my father were even thinking of which tourist site should we go next.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So while we're supposedly hailing a cab, a driver out of nowhere went to ask us on where are we going. Turns out his cab was parked along the street. So just like any normal taxi-tourist interaction, we rode the cab and the driver started asking questions which I thought was just normal since they just probably want to know more about the foreigners going to their place.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n My father was the one who's engaged in the conversation. While me, I was just staring at the meter and looking outside from time to time. But then, I spaced out! Demn. Maybe I was still sleepy or maybe the driver got my trust I no longer stare at the meter. And after some time, I was just shocked to see the meter already past 300000VND!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The meter was also going up like it was a timer. It's not stopping. And when I was already ready to question the driver, he stopped the car and said we're already at the temple. Maybe he caught me staring at the meter because we're actually not yet at the temple we're supposed to go to! He just stopped the car and asked us to pay what's shown on the meter.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-__Ti_Lnmi94/WOkjj9OOpwI/AAAAAAAAIW4/M-yiK8MwIiASNY9JdRoFZ2PPYyXQHOtygCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B4.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-__Ti_Lnmi94/WOkjj9OOpwI/AAAAAAAAIW4/M-yiK8MwIiASNY9JdRoFZ2PPYyXQHOtygCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"Inside Temple of Literature\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n My father was shocked too! Imagine my horror that time. That was like a trip from the airport to our hotel! I am not prepared to pay 400000VND, especially that I still want to change some of it to Lao Kip when we arrive in Luang Prabang and that all of my money are budgeted. I don't know how I would contest with the driver. We don't want to cause any fight since we're in a Foreign land. Imagine what we could have done and bought with 400000VND! It is roughly P1000+!!!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Of course, I know these type of scams happen anywhere especially to travelers. I don't know why locals think that travelers have lots of money. Didn't they know that we spent lots of time and effort on our day\u0026nbsp;jobs just to afford traveling? And not even a luxurious one! Budget traveling to be exact. Doing these to tourists would lose the reputation of their own city.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Lucky for them, Vietnam has an amazing history and food so it can somehow make up for their behaviors. But then again, it is not right to do such thing to travelers. Or even with the locals. This is probably one of the experiences I won't forget. The taxi driver seemed so nice! I guess \"looks can be deceiving\" is always applicable anywhere and everywhere. \u003ci\u003e*sigh*\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I keep on repeating to myself on what I could've said to the driver. I could've said we were not going to pay since it's obvious that he cheated, I could've asked him to go to the nearest police station( I don't see any though). I could've raged but I was too shock to know that we're actually victims of taxi scam I only read on the internet.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I wanted to shout at the driver, get mad, get angry. My father was also angry. But no, we couldn't do anything so even though I don't want to pay. I gave him the 400000VND he easily got from us through cheap scam. What a sad day. :(\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5VEVSlTE_D4/WOkjF_SOh6I/AAAAAAAAIW4/ooPPKFj9wXwaXhrkNryIzvYn41CX0AYNgCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5VEVSlTE_D4/WOkjF_SOh6I/AAAAAAAAIW4/ooPPKFj9wXwaXhrkNryIzvYn41CX0AYNgCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"Motorbikes in Hanoi\" width\u003d\"426\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMotorbikes everywhere\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n But we still got a whole day ahead of us! No time to get sad. :(\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n And when we got off? We still had to walk to go to our destination. I just wanted to get back to the hotel. I didn't want to continue touring anymore. I am not also much attentive to the details of the temple we visited. I just want to lay down and rest. Our money was already budgeted. And that 400000VND was supposed to be the money I will use to buy some souvenirs.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I just kept thinking that the money fell from my pocket. It could have been prevented but as what others say, charge it to experience. Manila drivers have cheap scam and tricks too but Hanoi drivers are much worse! I swear. If this ever happens again to me in Vietnam, I now know what to do.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After seeing the entirety of temple of literature, we decided to go back to the hotel and just eat our late lunch in nearby cafes. We saw a Jollibee branch so we tried it. And actually, it took us a lot of time to order because our money isn't enough to buy the stuff we want to order. Lol! We decided not to change money and withdraw anymore because we'll be departing to Luang Prabang anyway.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We just maximized the money left. And guys, Jollibee in Vietnam is kinda healthy too! They serve vegetable soup together with your chicken joy! It even has a vegetable side dish. Hope they also serve it here in Manila!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zuPQ6pLeO8M/WOkjjwmV3aI/AAAAAAAAIW4/4wEedgGf8wQ6UP43FnxPtQ2oMyg90aNswCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zuPQ6pLeO8M/WOkjjwmV3aI/AAAAAAAAIW4/4wEedgGf8wQ6UP43FnxPtQ2oMyg90aNswCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang.jpg\" title\u003d\"Hoan Kiem Lake\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHoan Kiem Lake\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We took a cab again but as we went inside, my father already talked to the driver. Let's just say I got traumatized with what happened that on the cab we took going back to the hotel, I just stared at the meter. In the end, we owe him 99000VND which is still expensive compared to the ones we had on our first day. This second driver probably also trying to rip us off without being too obvious.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eEdit: fell asleep while writing so this is the second part. Still in Luang Prabang. About to check out in a few hours.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So we left Hanoi that night. We arrived in \u003cb\u003eLuang Prabang\u003c/b\u003e at around past 8. We didn't have any Vietnamese dong left. And when we arrived, it seemed that all of the banks and money changers in the entirety of Laos doesn't accept Philippine Peso! Like WHAT?! I can't blame them though. Filipinos aren't fond of visiting Laos so why would they offer to change peso to Lao kip, right?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The only way we can have money is to withdraw again. Which we did when we arrived in the town center. BTW, Luang Prabang is a province in Laos. And even though it is a province, you can most certainly see a lot of stuff here than Vientiane, Laos' capital city.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lCLnnR0ubz0/WOkjWVCiBJI/AAAAAAAAIW4/R-LyRz--P8oIL_B00v3681eW8RVvILD1QCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lCLnnR0ubz0/WOkjWVCiBJI/AAAAAAAAIW4/R-LyRz--P8oIL_B00v3681eW8RVvILD1QCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Manorom, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n While we're waiting for our bags, we saw a mini stall that sells sim card. And while we're buying the sim card, that's where we found out they're not familiar with Philippine peso and that banks don't change it to Lao kip.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our saver? My father still has Thai baht kept in his journal from when we backpacked in Thailand way back in 2015! Thai baht btw is accepted to everywhere in Laos. You can use it as a local currency. Same with dollars. If you buy something in the market, or just anywhere in Laos, they will just look for the exchange rate and you can pay with THB or USD.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eJust a side story: We also got scammed by the sim card vendor. We paid for the 3 days unlimited data, but on our second day in Laos, it expired. The vendor also said that we can use it in Thailand, but no. It's too good to be true. So in the end, we had to topped up so we can use data while in Vientiane.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So yeah, after buying the sim card, we looked for a mode of transportation that can bring us to the town center. There are airport taxis. So we took it since it's the only one available. We paid for 250 Thai Baht which was okay? I really don't have any idea if it's the right amount as this is the only time we rode a taxi in Laos.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n In Luang Prabang, there are no taxis in the town center. Only tuktuks, and tuktuks that claimed to be a taxi. We managed to get through the night with only the Thai baht my father has.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iSNOneti6ag/WOkjja8FHBI/AAAAAAAAIW4/ot2se1lKAo0BEMyOWhcgvyFiWW2F944GgCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iSNOneti6ag/WOkjja8FHBI/AAAAAAAAIW4/ot2se1lKAo0BEMyOWhcgvyFiWW2F944GgCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So how did we managed to have cash in Laos? ATM withdrawal. Not bad. The bank\u0026nbsp;charges P150 per international withdrawal which I don't know if it's already a good practice or not. But the thing is, at least we managed to get some cash or else we'll rot in Luang Prabang without having any means to change money.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Learn from our mistakes and research if your local currency can be exchanged to Lao Kip if you're planning to go here. If you're still aren't sure after thorough research, \u003cb\u003eit is best to change your money to USD before flying here.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Thank God for ATMs! Oh well. So now we have cash, we continued with exploring Luang Prabang as planned. Our itinerary on our first day was to go to Kuang Si falls on the afternoon. This falls we're talking about is a must see in when Luang Prabang. I won't talk much about that here.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n What happened was, after we explored the whole Kuang Si area, we ate a snack at one of the stalls nearby. Well, we haven't had decent lunch for that day yet because we're running late for the pickup time so we just moved the eating part on a later time which is our afternoon snack. We had pork bbq btw.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cwUYK-vuFUU/WPB6xNfTfhI/AAAAAAAAIX4/DJ4btALd87YGZdClhM15D7qZdJ2iUqcCQCLcB/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cwUYK-vuFUU/WPB6xNfTfhI/AAAAAAAAIX4/DJ4btALd87YGZdClhM15D7qZdJ2iUqcCQCLcB/s640/Luang%2BPrabang.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eKanom Krok (Grilled coconut pancake)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So while eating, I was also organizing my stuff and my bag and also looking at some Instax photos I took during the trip. There's this pouch where I put all the flyers, brochures, basically everything that has to do with paper that's given to us during the trip. I'm keeping those as souvenirs.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was cool only that my passport was also kept in this pouch. So while fixing my stuff, I apparently forgot to put the pouch back into my bag. And you know what makes it worse? The fact that I haven't noticed my passport/pouch is missing until the staff from the stall gave it back to me!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Good thing though is that after we left their stall, we went to buy drinks to another stall. And they were looking for me the whole time! They knew that I won't be able to go back to Manila if I don't have my passport. Guess my good karma is at work. And luckily, these good people are the ones who saw it because if not, who knows what will happen next. I might still be in Laos preparing and fixing documents/papers for a new passport. Imagine what a hassle it could be.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Lesson learned! Always get a hold of your passport and check your belongings before leaving! But aside from all these stuff, there are many more things that happened. I guess every travel has its good and bad, especially for backpackers. But if you will ask me, I don't regret anything. Only lessons learned and stories to tell. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So guys, please don't make the same mistakes!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Safe travels!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" title\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/5532936593234049064/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5532936593234049064"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5532936593234049064"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html","title":"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b9iH7XBVD0s/WOkjV6PEDCI/AAAAAAAAIWk/S8VVTwoOvJ4kz0VSmif5RNHLldMZWJw6QCLcB/s72-c/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B6.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Luang Prabang, Laos"},"georss$point":{"$t":"19.8833959 102.13468740000008"},"georss$box":{"$t":"19.8236684 102.05400640000008 19.9431234 102.21536840000007"}}]}});