A bumpy journey along a dusty road through villages and riverside landscapes then up and over mountain passes we arrive at the infamous Viang Veng. Will it be a hell hole full of loud mouthed faux back packers getting away from it all but all doing tubing and buying the tee shirt or will it be wonderfull scenery and a chilled out vibe? It's both - the tubing is pretty cool and its far enough away not to spoil the village completely. Fair enough there are loads of...

Up early and off sightseeing, first stop Patuxai the Arc de Triomphe of Asia then off to the oldest temple - Wat in Vientiane to see beautiful guilded buddhas. We walked a few miles and passed the Champs Elysees of Asia. A quick stop for a coffee and then a relaxing massage to round off the days activities. Catch the Mekong Sunset at a Bar on a 4th floor of a building over looking the river washed down with another BeerLaos and then another... Round the corner...

The train pulled in and we jumped off to be approached by the hordes of offers of Tuk Tuk Sir? One minute later and feeling very rightous we walk the 1km from the train station to the boader crossing (everyone else hopped on a tuk tuk) as we needed to stretch our legs. Two hours and much queuing and form filling later we get our visas approved and walk across 'no mans' land and on to a tuk tuk driven by a guy who could have been 90 into Vientiane to our hotel. ...

First leg on our journey via the snowy Peninnes and Manchester. Our flight is delayed but not too bad and as long as we get our connecting flight it's going to be fine. After the de-icing of the plane we take the long hop to Dubai and have a good chat with Hamed who is an A&E doctor in Dubai. He told us that he loved York and had been to Betty's Tea Rooms earlier in December (it's a small world). Make our connecting flight on time and another long hop to Ba...

First leg on our journey via the snowy Peninnes and Manchester. Our flight is delayed but not too bad and as long as we get our connecting flight it's going to be fine. After the de-icing of the plane we take the long hop to Dubai and have a good chat with Hamed who is an A&E doctor in Dubai. He told us that he loved York and had been to Betty's Tea Rooms earlier in December (it's a small world). Make our connecting flight on time and another long hop to Ba...