Seems ages since we spoke you beautiful people. Not much to report really, just that I have spent the last 10 days in my 3rd favourite place in the world after Brum and Cavetown! After my mini taster adventure last year the one place I wanted to return to was Luang Prabang, it is one of questions that always intrigues us as human beings whether sampling something a second a second time is as good as the first, a bit like your first Dime bar! Well, this place is...

I am in the real Laos now in a village callled Champasak after spending a few days in the town of Pakse, before I tell you about the delightful Chamapsak I must mention the fantastic journey to Pakse from Savvanaket. Now I have been on some weird and wonderful and sometimes tiresome journeys and I am in no way complaining as it goes with the turf but this one surpasses all and is worth an entry in anybody's book, I will keep it brief. The journey length was o...

Sabaidee Arrived in lovely Laos yesterday after a 10 hour overland trip from Vietnam, which all things considered was a great journey as it's the first time I was ever on coach where people were sitting in the aisles on plastic stools. I've been on the road 4 months now and just starting to the think of my return home but not before I visit a few places. Since the new year I have been taking things easy and have been submerged in a lot of reading, something I ...

Arrived in Hue not knowing what to expect, but once again was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly enjoyed it. A few spiritual things happened and amongst this finished an amazing book The Surgeon of Crowthorne, which was about the creation of the OED. Didn't do anything exciting other than wonder around the city and it was quite eerie as there were alot of reminders about the war including American tanks. Visited Rabbits go on breeding and the sun will ri...

Happy new year to one and all. Arrived in Hoi An a couple of days ago, and after a bit of confusion I eventually found it, and what a find it is the place is beautiful. Let me first tell you what happened on the way though..... I got an internal flight to Da Nang and intended to stay at a place for a few days that I had read about before I headed for Hoi An. It wasn't too far from the airport so I got a taxi, on the way the taxi driver started to question me and...