just thought id give ya another little update on me travels! After the amazing gibbon experience, thinking we were swampy n living in trees and that we caught the slow boat (called that for a reason, the slowest, s***tiest boat in laos) to Luang pabang. Took 2 days infact. Luang pabang is a really nice little town full of little coffee shops and night markets. Really liked it here, it had a lovely atmosphere and felt abit like we were on hol instead of mucky travellers! everywhere closed at 11pm though so after about 5 days we were ready to move on. The next stop was vange vieng, home to the famous tubing in laos! (you get a big rubber ring and float down the river, calling at all the bars on the way that have ziplines n swings!)

We'd met 3 girls called mim, jenny and chloe on the slow boat so arranged to meet them here so we could all do the tubing together. Well it was a right day! Set off about 12 with our tubes (big rubber rings) and set off down the river. After a few beers n shots me n carlie were straight on them swings into the river! Some of them were really high up aswel! Was such a good day although we had to pay a fine as the tubes were meant to be back at 4 and at 7.30 we were all still playing in the river like kids, proper funny! All the next day we were feeling rough so just had a day chilling in the cafes watching films n that.

The following day we caught the local bus to where i am now, Vientianne (the capital of laos) It took us 6 hours to get here and the bus journey was shocking! The bus must av been about 60 yrs old and at one point this bloke got on with some chickens!! Then i had this fat laos women falling to sleep on me shoulder!

Not that impressed with it here, although its a city, theres b***** all to do with hardly any shops, but because it takes 4 days for our vietnam visa's to be sorted out we've had to spend more time than we wanted to here. Me and Carlie had a nice day treating ourselves though and went to this posh hotel with a gym n pool so that was nice. Had a 2 hr work out, although it nearly killed me, i proper enjoyed it n feel better for going. Keep saying to myself that im going to get back into running more with all this gorgeous food im eating! (yeah right!!)

Tomo were heading to vietnam, dreading it as its 22 hrs long!! Going nip to chemist n dose myself up with vallium so ill sleep all the way! ha

Well hope your all ok back home, proper gutted as all me familys in cyprus for phil n janes wedding, so wish i could be there too but wil be thinking about them!

lots of love,

meeeeeeeeeeeee xxxx