Really long day travelling. Left at8.00amm to head to Luang Prabang.Only 150km away but the roads are all through the mountains and I think we are only averaging about 25kméh.Stopped off to have lunch on the top of a hill that was OK but not brilliant.Saw a huge bush fire on one of the hillsides and loads of burnt out bits where there have obviously been others before.Eventually arrived at about 3pm and after checking in we went for a wander around the town.Go...

What a day! Upearly and went a brought a book and a bread roll for Lisa.Came back and had breakfast at the hotel which was good, great cofee.Headed out with Kaia, Kathrine, Joel, Ryan, Kim and Lisa to go tubing at about 11 ish.Got in a tuk tuk and they took us to the top of the river.Bars all along both sides and music blarring even at that time in the morning.Ryan and Joel both had a go at the Tarzan swings and we all had a go on the slides.Few drinks but noth...

Had the morning in Vietienne. Went to the market and I brought a T shirt with the Lao map on it which is nice. Hormones all over the place today and after an hour I was ready to go and sit in a cafe and eat cake! Then back on the bus for 3 hours to get to Vang Vieng.Checked in and went for a wander.Found the tubing place for tomorrow.Sat in a bar playing back to back FRIENDS which was kind of cool for an hour or two.Came back and had a shower and went out for d...

On the bus again.Not quiet as long as yesterday though. Arrived in Vietienne mid afternoon and after checking in we went to a Scandanavian cafe for quiche, cake and really good coffee.Had a wander through the town and down to the Mekong River to watch the sunset but there was a lot of construction work going on to widen the river as there have been a lot of floods so sunset not quiet the same with a dumper truck also in your view.Found Matt in one of the bars a...

Really long day.Left at 6.30am and didnt get to the Laos border until 4pm.Immigration all went smoothly even with my soggy passport although we all had to pay them a dollar each before they weould even look at our passports, corruption!!! Finally we all made it through and another hour on a different bus took us to Lac Sao which was a tiny village with one restaurant and one pub.Went with the bus driver to play boules in the evening which was really good fun, t...