WOW..Changmai is nice we used it as a hub city to and from the Hill Tribe Trek... amd spent the most amazing day here too... In the morning we went to the TIGER KINGDOM... I got to stroke, sit with and have my picture taken with 2 baby lion cubs and a daddy tiger... and whats more none of the animals were chained or drugged...and none of them ate me (whoop whoop) ... it has been so amazing to see so many of these animals ..and the odd elephant walking around too...

Right after leaving Laos on Thurday night (22nd of Oct) we took a long sleeper train ride on what I would like to call the roach motel!! Now after the Chinese trains this was a hole!! there are two chairs at each side of the carriage and the top bunk is hike ddown (like a compartment off the areoplane) and the bottom one is slided together using the chairs... IF ANYONE COMPLAINS ABOUT A LONG TRAIN RIDE THEN @@#$% YOU... as this was horrible... being tired and fee...

Wow - what a lovely sunset (too bad its from the last place) as Vientiae - the capital is horrible... temples and museums (of which I am all templed out of) its like an industrial city of nothing! Luckily we are only here for 24 hours to pass through and depart tomorrow to go to Bangkok (more coaches and sleeper trains - YAY get me sleeper trains and toilet sqatting... I am ready for anything now ;) hee hee)... the food here is either Western (burgers...pizza ....

WOW ... I spent two days in Vang Vieng... it was amazing... half relaxed and chilled and half party town (although there is still a death penalty for drug taking in south east asia alot of people were still doing weed and opium - crazy people!!)... After the LONG coach ride to get here we were ready for the relaxed vibe - as its so hot not alot goes on in the day... though a lot of people go to these cafes - where they also serve food and sit on these lounge chai...

Hi everyone... well what can I say Laos is amazing, its like a chilled, cheaper and more relaxed versionof Thailand (with more embroidary markets...morning market...night market... etc)... their fruit shakes are gorgeous too :) lol At first and after yesterday at the border we passed lots of northern villages where there were straw houses (though was entertaining to see great big satallite dishes and TVs in their houses too) though Luang Prabang is a big city in...