Katie: Having heard many great & wonderful stories about Luang Prabang, we were thoroughly disappointed... we had 2 thunder storms & 3 of us 4 hardened travellers were struck down with a bout of sickness. Em was the only survivor, avoiding such illness. Not pleasant. We didn\'t get up to much (compared to our Vang Viene adventures). We did hike what felt like Everest, about 10,000 steps to the top of a hill to watch a sunset which was well worth it - including ge...

We are in Luang Prabang at the moment, which is in Northern Laos. I thought i would go back a few days though, and give you a little account of our adventures kayaking the Nam Song in Vang Vieng. We booked ourselves on a little kayaking trip and after a tuk tuk ride to the river they gave us a 3 second lesson on paddling. We managed to grab a couple of double canoes and split up: Katie and Em, Alyson and I. Well, as it turns out Katie is a pro kayaker and Em spen...