Blog 8 - Vientiane and 4000 Islands We head to Vientiane with the expectation of heading from there to Hanoi in Vietnam. The bus cost 50,000 kip (about £5) and the journey was hideous, winding, bumpy roads and a big hangover = sick beck! We find a hotel fairly easily however when meeting up with friends later in the day, it seems they had much more trouble. I suppose it depends on your budget. Out room was 90,000 kip for the night. We also had a private balcon...

Blog 7: Biggest Party in Laos - Vang Vieng As expected, Vang Vieng is the biggest party in Laos. There is little to do in this town that does not involved getting absolutely wasted. We get off the bus in Vang Vieng at about 6pm, it was not a significant time for us then but soon became witching hour where all of the wasted people in town are in the same area at the same town (to take their tubes back). We were greeted in the street buy several people that we h...

Blog 6: Luang Prabang - Laos Another whole day on the boat with a hangover was not a good start however all changed once we arrived at Luang Prabang. This town is beautiful. We decided to look for a hotel together as it is usually cheaper when numbers are higher so the five of us cram ourselves and all of our stuff into a TukTuk and give a random address in the Lonely Planet (otherwise known as the bible). We find somewhere relatively easily, unpack and head off...

Blog 5 - Crossing into Laos Part 1 Today we started the long journey to get from Chiang Mi to Luang Prabang in Laos.The hotel wanted to sell us a package tour which would have only been about £40 each but we have quickly learned that it is usually cheaper to make your own way to places if you are prepared to look. We get the bus from the bus station from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong approx 700 km where you can cross theboarder to Laos but you can only cross in...