Our reason for heading to Ponsavan was more or less just to check out the nearby plain of Jars, then move on to Vang Vieng. Arriving at night after a bus trip of amazing scenery we checked into a lonely planet recommended guesthouse that was a shitty place down a long muddy road behind a truck yard. On that recommendation lonely planet scores zero. The next morning we went to book a trip to the plain of jars but they were all around $15US so we decided to hire some push bikes and ride the 15km to site 1 instead. The ride was flat enough but I was feeling the first symptoms of a sickness that would last until I got back to bangkok and on to some anti-biotics so it really took it out of me. As for the Jars themselves they are certainly worth seeing, but are by no stretch a must see item on your travel list. The best part of Ponsavan was actually the MAG tourist office there where we watched bomb harvest and bombies on dvd, and the loads of UXO that litters the restuarants and tour operator offices in the area. With the jars over and done with, it was time to move on to Vang Vieng for some tubing.
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