So following on from my last post...Not much happens in Luang Prabang. Our guesthouse was by the river so had quite a nice view from the shared balcony...if not for the masses of power lines that snaked around the electricity posts in what looked like spaghetti junction - definitely not safe! Anyway, the day we arrived we went for a wander around and priced up some buses over to Hanoi, Vietnam. We had decided that we were going to spend 2 nights in Luang Prabang...

So Monday was the day we went TUBING! For those who are in the dark about this wonderful past-time, you basically float down a river in a giant tractor tyre inner tube, stopping off at different bars along the way. Oh yeah, and the bars have zip lines and high boards and slides and stuff you can go on. All told it was an amazing day, one of the most fun I've had so far! Nina and I set off at 12 and got stuck in the first bar, not even getting our feet wet, for ab...

Sabai Dee! OK so 'Hello' in Lao is almost the same as Thai, but whatever! So our trip over the border wasn't off to a great start as the promised '6 to half 6' pick up didn't arrive until half past 8! Despite this the 12 hour bus journey was surprisingly OK! Nina and I managed to blag our way through immigration (we obviously don't look suspicious!) and got on the bus to Vientiane. We arrived at our guesthouse - a luxury for us this time since there didn't appea...