Just arrived in Hanoi... We left Luang Prabang on Friday, catching the "VIP" bus to Vang Vien. What we thought would be a 5 hour trip in air conditioned comfort complete with toilet turned out to be a 7 hour trip in air conditioned discomfort being subjected to Chinese films and Laos hip hop music! With the toilet being avoided at all costs by myself! We arrived in Vang Vien finally, found a guesthouse and wandered around settliing down in a ba...

Well what a full on week so far!! Saturday morning we headed off on the Gibbon Experience bright and early after being warned that we would have to walk 7 hours into the jungle due to heavy rain overnight. The rain meant the truck couldn't cross the river so we were driven about 60kms out of Huay Xai with our guides and set off for our long "walk". Now I have no problem with walking for 7 hours BUT what we went through was not a walk it was like an a...

Arrived in Bangkok safe and sound on Wednesday night and got taxi to Khaosan Rd where we met Tracy & Jade 2 of the girls I met at the rescue centre last year which is lucky cos I would never have found hotel down the back alley it was in! Hotel was OK but room super small - only there to sleep though so all fine. Flight up to Chiang Rai was a little bumpy due to the rainy weather in Bangkok. Arrived in Chiang Rai and got to hotel, went for a wander with Cam...

Really want to just check out that this blog contraption works before I leave. SHOPPING CATEGORY - due to the fact many dinky things left to purchase ! Can you all let me know if you read this so I know its one less thing to d*** around with before we fly out Mwah Jo xxx

Really want to just check out that this blog contraption works before I leave. SHOPPING CATEGORY - due to the fact many dinky things left to purchase ! Can you all let me know if you read this so I know its one less thing to d*** around with before we fly out Mwah Jo xxx