I took a train from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng, another town that is popular among travelers to enjoy the outdoors. Although there are several options to book train tickets, I recommend downloading the LCR ticket app on your phone to book tickets directly without going through third-party vendors (like 12Go or BookAway). LCR stands for Laos-China Railway and you can easily book tickets traveling from Luang Prabang > Vang Vieng > Vientiane or the other way around. It's much cheaper, and changing/canceling tickets is very easy too. My train was late for 30 minutes but it wasn't too bad. I took a tuk-tuk from the Vang Vieng bus station to downtown Vang Vieng, where my guesthouse was located. 

Laos was one of the countries that I didn’t plan to explore initially but I ended up coming here! Most people I met on the road convinced me to visit Laos since I’m into hiking. Well… so I returned to Southeast Asia, although I planned to travel to north India after spending some time in Sri Lanka. I flew into Bangkok and then took a flight from Bangkok Don Mueang Airport to Luang Prabang and decided to travel from North Laos to South and catch my train back to Bangkok in Vientiane. I only had 6days to explore the whole country since I had volunteer work to teach yoga scheduled in Bangkok so I had to head back on time.

I wanted to share my experiences in the coastal towns and cities I visited while volunteering in Mirissa. Coastal towns were different from the Hill Country (Ella, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, and Sigiriya): it was warmer, more crowded with travelers and had different vibe-- beach vibe. I enjoyed my time in different regions throughout Sri Lanka. This post will all about places I visited while I was in the south coast. 

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From Kandy, I took a train to Nanu Oya, where I hopped off to visit Nuwara Eliya, a small town located between Kandy and Ella with great hiking places. I was originally planning to head straight to Ella, but all the train tickets were sold out so I ended up staying a couple of days in Nuwara Eliya but it actually turned out to be a great decision. :) 

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