Vang Vieng, Vang Vieng. Oh my god what a place. I spent 3 of the most fun days of my life in this place and all without drinking too much alcohol! Amazing - the corner is well and truly turned for Burroughes!! When i say not drinking too much, dont worry; I havent become some type of monk or anything. Well Vang Vieng seems like a lifetime ago after all the crazy travelling I have been doing but I will talk about that later. For now I need to tell you all about th...

Right then, I am still playing catch up and because Laos' internet is a lot less frequent and a darn sight slower than that in Thailand, the odds are against me. Nonetheless, I aim to prevail in the face of adversity. This week has been pretty intense and has been mixed with several highs and lows. Is. I started the week in Chianfg Mai and after the joys of spending 9 hours a day cooking culinary delights (and I assure you photos will follow soon), the time ca...

Right then, Im falling really far behind in this blogging malarkey so am going to have to work hard to catch up - Im actually miles away from Chiang Mai now - not going to tell you where quite yet - would want to ruin the suspense but suffice to say, I have seen an awful lot in the past couple of weeks. I am also still suffering with a pretty nasty bug which has seen me being quite ill for the past 36 hours but Im on the mend so promise to get back to it asap. ...

Well just a short note to keep you up to date. I was to have written out my whole Chiang Mai narrative but sadly on my cooking course i have sliced the end of one of my fingers off which makes typing a little harder! Therefore I shall tantalise you with the first day or so and then fill you in on the rest later when hands are fully operational again! Oh and I have finally managed to upload my Andaman pics and some others too. I arrived in Chiang Mai (Thailand's ...

And so the time comes to bore/thrill/force you to delete/endure another thrilling missive of my little jaunt around the globe. And for those hecklers who keep on telling me how jealous you are - im afraidI have to say 'hardcheese'! I asked just about everyone I knew to come with me and nobody wanted to. I have no sympathy!! I do hope everyone is well though. I heard the weather wasnt ideal back in the Uk at present.Right then - I decided to group all this bit tog...