Thailand: Invasion of the Perrys The aim of the game was to hook up with Jude (Jen's sister) and Drew (Jen's sister's boyfriend), who were holidaying in Thailand. So when we arrived in Ubon Ratchathani after our bus stint from Laos, we immediately hopped on another bus straight to (or rather towards) Bangkok. We were told 10 hours and we left at 12pm- sounds simple. It wasn't- the bus had a serious gearing issue, in the sense that it was unable to change t...

Luang Prabang Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage city which was worlds apart from the likes of Vang Vieng. We spent 3 very relaxing nights here. The city is lined with wats (temples) and the monks wander the streets in their bright orange clothes. The city was heaving with tourists as it is supposedly the most photogenic city in the whole of south east Asia. Although this was true the city was beautiful we were there for the food. With a huge French infl...

Vientiane and Vang Vieng - "Falang, Falang, Falang" We arrived (with luggage) in Vientiane 20 hours and one break down later. The bus journey was not as bad as anticipated we arrived at the border at 5 in the morning and had to wait until the guards opened it at 7. The immigration officers at the Vietnamese side bizarely gave me a bird in a box as a present - We accidently opened it in the office and the bird flew out scattering their paperwork needl...

Hanoi - Halong Bay "Not quite Hayling Bay" We arrived in Hanoi after a short (turbulent therefore brace position for me) flight from Dong Hoi. The first thing we saw was a sign post warning us against double dealers and conmen which did not fill us with confidence. At this stage we were worried that all the awful things we had been told about Hanoi were true. We arrived in the centre of the city in the pouring rain, it was dirty and chaotic which lef...

Tadlow, 4000 Islands and Pakse Being in Asia I was on a quest to ride an elephant so we decided to head (by bus of course) to a little village north of Pakse called Tadlow. What we had not considered before we made our long trek down south was the weather. Allbeit we had not really had a day of sun since being in Laos the rain had been kind, that was until we reached Tadlow! We stayed here for 2 nights and it rained non stop not the drizzle that you get at hom...