I live in Vientiane, and haven’t moved around that much unfortunately I haven’t seen that many places, vang Vieng is beautiful I’ve been there a few times, Luang Prabang I’ve heard is nice, you should check it out and see if it’s for you, there’s the four thousand islands, paksá,
you're completely right Richard, it's not that bad here, so me saying I have been stuck here is more of a figure of speech, than the truth, I could have gotten out of here a long time ago if I had made the effort, but I never thought the borders would be closed for so long, then again I can't complain, Laos can be fun, a lot more free here than Thailand, less restrictions in general with or without Covid, I just feel it's time to get back now