DAY 21 - 6 OCTOBER 2010 - MINIBUS TO VIENTIANE Wednesday began with an early start for the journey south to tha capital of Laos, Vientiane. After the nightmare journey from Luang Prabang we decided to opt for the safer option of a minibus and were happy to find that there were more Westerners travelling with us than on the previous journey, by 'more' what I actually mean is that there were more than zero. It's always nice to have some fellow backpackers to share...

DAY 18 - 3 OCTOBER 2010 - TUBING & BUCKETS Vang Vieng is in a picturesque location, on the river and overshadowed by huge jungle-covered mountainous peaks. But none of this really matters because the main reason people come here is to float down the river on an inflatable tube, being pulled into bars along the way and drinking alcohol in the bucketload, quite literally. It was an awesome experience, people from all over the world coming together to converge...

DAY 14 - 29TH SEPTEMBER 2010 - SLEEPING, EATING AND MORE NIGHTBUSES As the receptionist didn't speak English we didn't know when we had to check out. Sean woke me up from a deep sleep just after midday! Just what the doctor ordered. We had a couple of hours to kill before our night bus to Luang Prabang, so visited another Temple at the top of a hill and sat admiring the views of Lao and Thailand. The night bus left around 5pm and the start of the journey wasn't t...