It had rained overnight, it was still raining, everything was damp; I had absolutely no idea how I was going to get though the next 24 hours. I never thought I was a princess, but I was reconsidering the label. Everything was damp and it sounded like there was a waterfall on the other side of the wall where our bed was. We could see the water draining down the side of the mountain into their drainage area and then around the house, through the gaps in the wood. T...

Neither of us had slept very well on the train; we ate 2 of our banana's and snuggled in Edd's tiny bed for another half an hour. Our tiny nap kept being interrupted by people inviting themselves into our room to offer us tea/coffee or a bus to Sa Pa. (We were going to Lao Cai train station and it was another 1.5 hour journey to our final destination). We declined everyone, continuously and considering the time of day and the lack of sleep, manage to maintain our...

We woke up excited for the days events! The hotel served breakfast until 10am and we rocked up at 9.50am, naturally. We ordered 2 pancakes this time and I was served French toast. (We thought we were being clever by ordering the same thing to avoid confusion, when you make something idiot proof, someone always finds a better idiot). They took it back and served us pancakes shortly after, which we devoured in minutes.We went back to our room to pack for the next 4...

We got free breakfast at our hotel, which was a far cry from the free mould we got with the place we'd booked in advance, and called to reception to find out what time they served it until: 10am. It was 9.55am, so we rushed downstairs to quickly order some food. Edd ordered for us and the lady said we could only get 1 breakfast; we argued that you can't supply 1 breakfast per room as all the rooms catered for at least 2 people. She continued to say 1 breakfast in...

I woke up feeling a bit under the weather, so Edd brought me a croissant and coffee and left me in bed; he went and sat on the balcony researching Vietnam. We left at 12.15pm for the airport and the owner dropped us off at 1pm (ish) at departures. We were quite sad to say good bye as we'd had such an amazing time at his guest house and been so well looked after.We checked into our Laos Air flight and parted with our bags. It was astonishing how much heavier Edd's...