Vientiane - Laos June 11th - 14th, 2016 We left pretty Luang Prabang on the early morning bus, setting off spot on time at 7am for our 8-10 hour journey. Although crammed full, the minibus was quite comfortable and thankfully the aircon worked really well even during the hottest part of the day, the only annoyance on our trip was the ever increasing frequency with which the driver decided to stop and pull over. The first stop was an hour and a half in, which...

Luang Prabang - Laos June 8th - 11th, 2016 Already dreading the boat ride, we got up and left the hotel with plenty of time to spare so as to try and secure a seat in as favourable position as possible...preferably far from the toilets and bar to restrict the amount of drunks stumbling past us and hopefully in front of the people who couldn't be bothered to go to the smoking area at the back of the boat and instead blew smoke and ash over us all day. It was th...

PakBeng - Laos June 7th - 8th, 2016 Waking up early we were lucky enough to catch the cool of the morning as we walked out of the town and down to the pier where we bought our tickets for the Slow Boat that travels down the Mekong to Luang Prabang, one of the supposed 'must do's' on the SE Asia travel trail. After purchasing our tickets we were thankfully able to put our bags on board before heading back up the hill to find breakfast and some food to take wi...

Houay Xai - Laos June 6th - 7th, 2016 After a good night's sleep we had a morning departure to the bus station where we caught the 9.30 bus to Chiang Khong, a 6 hour journey along winding roads, through lush hills and valleys with spectacular views and thankfully with reasonable air con on board. This was our last day in Thailand and we were thankful for the chance to relax and enjoy the views of this spectacular country, somewhere I had never even thought o...