Heat Correlation I've discovered there is a direct link between the temperature outside and the amount of chilli served in our food! For breakfast I had some more noodle soup, that came with chilli paste as a condiment, it warmed me up ready to take on the outside heat! We rented bikes, and like other asian experiences, this means you get a heap of junk that is far too small and my knees almost touch my elbows as I peddle, but for 10,000 kip a day (about 12,50...

Buffalo skin paste Vientiane is well developed. Its quite clean, organised and there aren't any kids running around the streets like we found in the previous two countries. It isn't filled to the brim with activities and the main area is quite small, this is good news as it's far too hot to do too much (about 35 degrees). Laos as a country has only been open to tourists again for the last 20 years (civil war prevented travel to the country and the borders were...

My first Larb We got back on the giant ibis bus to take us back to Phnom Penn, the journey took about 3.5 hours as we got stuck in the traffic around by the airport back into town, but otherwise uneventful. This gave us about 2.5 hours before we would go back towards the same airport (that awkward amount of time where just waiting is too long but doing anything is a rush). When we were in Siem Reap visiting the ancient temples we read that various remains (bits...