Travelling from Laos to Vietnam...our 24 hour bus journey!!! We had been warned by many people of the dangers of getting the 24 hour bus to vietnam...the uncomfiness, the break downs, and the near death crashes! We planned on getting a plane instead as suggested, however, we decided to risk our lives and get the bus to save £80. After two days of waiting around in Vientiane for our visas, doing absolutely nothing, we could not wait for 5pm to leave. Of course, ...

Continuing through Laos: We arrived in Vang Veing and ound a really nice hotel to stay in with amazing giant beds. We went for food, had the nicest pizza bread and banana chocolate pancakes in the world and were forced to watch the football. Everyone had a quiet night. The next day we got up and went tubing! This was one of the best days of our lives! We got a tuk tuk to the first bar, got the whiskey in, free shots, and started playing goon pong with the boy...

Laos: After our horrific stay in Chiang kong we got a bus to the Laos boarder control and then to the slow boat to begin our journey. After the first day of boring travelling on this weird long boat we arrived in Pakbeng, the strangest little village we have ever seen. Just a few buildings on the bank of the river. When the boat pulled in all the Pakbeng people ran to greet us and offered to help us with our bags. However, we had been warned some may try and run...