Sorry to leave Luang Prabang but away again on bus (10 hours) to the capital of Laos, Vientiane. OK very cheap accomadation and spending the day here before we get sleeper train to Bangkok tonight. Spend the day in Bangkok tomorrow before we get sleeper train down to Phutang in the South of Thailand where we are going for a weeks rest!! Den has done so well and she never fails to impress me but her back is telling her to have a rest so that is what we're doing. I...

Sorry to leave Luang Prabang but away again on bus (10 hours) to the capital of Laos, Vientiane. OK very cheap accomadation and spending the day here before we get sleeper train to Bangkok tonight. Spend the day in Bangkok tomorrow before we get sleeper train down to Phutang in the South of Thailand where we are going for a weeks rest!! Den has done so well and she never fails to impress me but her back is telling her to have a rest so that is what we're doing. I...

This is a bit strange as I don't know what the last entry was but hopefully it was when we were leaving Thailand to cross the border to Laos. What an experience! One that we are both glad we did but wouldn't do it again it was really hard work!! We got to the border and it was all a bit of a fiasco - so many people trying to show visas and trying to get onto the boat. When we eventually got on (we got a very hard seat) they kept trying to get more and more people...

This is a bit strange as I don't know what the last entry was but hopefully it was when we were leaving Thailand to cross the border to Laos. What an experience! One that we are both glad we did but wouldn't do it again it was really hard work!! We got to the border and it was all a bit of a fiasco - so many people trying to show visas and trying to get onto the boat. When we eventually got on (we got a very hard seat) they kept trying to get more and more people...