Good evening! It's 8:19pm and as I write Martin and I have just got tucked up on the floor in the living room of our homestay in Muang Soune village, Laos! This has certainly been an experience and one that has been an eye opener for both of us! Martin is off to sleep as I start to try and put into words some of the things we have seen and done today. The day began with some Tom and Tara time as I woke up early having had a great night sleep! It was a lovely su...

Good afternoon, It's day two on the slow boat down the Mekong river and again it is a day to remember. It's 1:44pm and we have already been sailing for 5 hours and 40 minutes! Only around another 4 to go! This may sound like a long time to sit on a boat with no wifi, no TV, no nothing. However, it is actually very cleansing and I have preferred to resist my iPod or other gadgets in favour of taking in the natural beauty around me. The journey today has been an...

Hello from Laos! As I cruise down the Mekong River on a slow boat I have entered my 35th country and have now been to 14% of the world! Yesterday the journey to Chiang Kong was a long one. The mini van seemed to take forever but the trip was broken up by a visit to a beautiful temple. In this part of the world it can become very repetitive and temples become almost boring. However, this temple was unlike any other and very impressive. The White Temple is in C...