Having arrived in Chiang Mai we visted the local witch doctor (thai Chemist) to get some medicine for are fragile states. It is amazing at what you can get over the counter in Thailand! Following this we decided that it would be nice to spend a few days in bed ill! Lucy had a rather large bout of the terrible tummy trouble and my sinus infection was worsening so much so that my temperature hit the roof and a short trip to the local hospital was need to gain some ...

Right, I am determined to catch up a bit and hopefully Ben will put some photos on when I'm done. We left Vang Vieng and headed in a VIP minibus to Luang Prabang. Though every form of transport you take is categorised as VIP, it doesn't mean much. The journey was only just over 200km, but took about 6/7 hours! The entire journey was spent on winding roads going up and then down mountains, only to then go up and down the next one. Reminded me of the opening credit...

Hey everyone, Lucy here. Firstly, sorry we have been somewhat behind in updating the blog, something I thought I could quickly do now, but I seem to have selected a computer with the worst keyboard ever! So, back to March 24th, when we left Vientiane and travelled about three/four hours by bus to the small town of Vang Vieng. It is a strange place, as it is surrounded by mountains and stunning countryside, yet the town itself is soo touristy, developed simply fo...

Right, I'm on a roll, and will quickly update our last stop in Vietnam, the former capital city (before Saigon and Hanoi) of Hue. We got a bus here from Hoi An and were by chance dropped off right outside the hotel we were headed to look at first. We went for a drink and some food in a local cafe, and ended up looking through one of the waiters' book of recommendations for his motorbike tour. Being slightly less adventurous than Ben, it was good to see how much p...

So, Ben left off as we were leaving Saigon. From there we boarded our internal flight to Da Nang, which was cool. Suz you're right, Vietnam airlines is the best. Was only an hour flight, but you get to watch the take-off and landing on the monitors, Ben was as excited as the little kids. From Da Nang we got a taxi to nearby Hoi An, which is a small town by the sea which is a Unesco World Heritage site. We had a fair idea of a few hotels we could try, but when w...