South East Asian Trips

Muang Xay also known as Oudomxay, the capital of the multiethnic province of Oudomxay, located in the Nam Ko River Basin and surrounded by scenic mountains. The town is formed by small villages at an important intersection between china and Vietnam, and the city has a get a unique multicultural atmosphere. Unfortunately the multiethnic culture of the city , made some businesses have different prices and menu for western tourist, the best thing to do when you get to a place like this (when you get a menu with amazingly high prices , though not as high as in Vang Vieng ) is to nicely walk away since the price might not really be a problem but the quality of the food you'll get probably will be (Make sure the carrot your eating is not a Chili Pepper since some places might throw whole ones into your food). Free city maps can be obtained in the bus station, with basic information and "things to do". There are three banks offices and one post office offering change for cash and travellers' cheques, BECL , about 1 Km north of the bus station change travellers for 3% commission. It might be worth checking Lao Development Bank (which might offer a better value). There are 2 internet shops in the city (one located in the bus station), both offering internet for the same price per minute. Though laundry service is available in the city both laundromats in the city (one just a few meters south of the bus station) charge per item which makes the service highly expensive.