We arrived in Vang Vieng after a breathtaking journey through the Laos countryside. The road was very windy and we were often so high we were above the clouds and mist with amazing views of the lush green forests and the limestone cliffs that were all around us. It was a bit sad to see vast areas of deforestation though, large chunks of brown breaking up the green! The journey was a bit hairy at times though as our driver insisted on driving as fast as he good a...

Luang Prabang is a small town in northern Loas. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage site, this means it is a.) quite expensive (in Laotian terms) and b.) full of tourists, however, it is an absolutely beautiful place. It is a French Colonial town, which is heavily reflected in both the food and the architecture in and around town, it is very interesting to se a local teak house stood next to a very French looking townhouse with wooden shutters etc! Because of the ...

We left Pai at 9am and travelled through the hills of Northern Thailand, overnight for 7 hours in a minivan to Chiang Khong.We were literally dumped at a random hostel at 4am and were stranded there as it was pitch black so we had no idea which way to go for the Mekong River crossing.The hostel owner was not very happy with us because we would not buy his overpriced slow boat ticket, so we curled up on some benches to try and get a few more hours sleep and wait ...

Well after lengthy consultations we decided to skip the hill tribe treks in favour of heading to Laos as soon as we could seeming as we have already been in Thailand for 3 weeks! Unfortunately the bus only leaves Pai in the direction of Chiang Kong at 9 pm so we missed it last night. So we had a day spare here today and decided to rent out a scooter to explore the local area.Northern Thailand is very hilly and mountainous - I expressed my concerns about a scoote...

After a rough day yesterday and the introduction of some antibiotics I felt well enough today to move on from Chiang Mai. We arrived in Pai just before lunch, after a very windy journey through the hills in a minibus, good job we had empty stomachs! We raced to get a hostel, dumped our bags and booked an elephant trek straight away for this afternoon. After a quick change and bite to eat (thats all we had time for) we headed off to the elephant camp in the back...