Althugh I only spent about two weeks or more in Laos, I found it absolutely charming. I entered Laos via a river crossing from the North part of Thailand. I did one of the “bucket list” backpacker epic journeys spending about 16 hours floating on a huge house boat down the Mekong River to reach Luang Prabang. The border crossing was very relaxed and there were no surprises unlike Vietnam. Paid the fees, attached the necessary documents, and was admitted. After being admitted I made my way to the house boat dock. Despite taking the first bus out of Chiang Rai, I still barely made it in time for the house boat. I didn’t have a ton of time to stock up on food. I did grab a sandwich… which the rest of my trip had these delicious sub sandwiches on every corner! Thank you France for the bread influence! Unfortunately my seat on the houseboat wasn’t super comfy and my neighbor had her head phones in the whole day. There was a group of rowdy kiddos at the back but the engine was soo loud back...