Transport curse strikes once again on the road to Vang Vieng!! Setting off just before 9:30am the journey was possibly the most horrendous ever. I thought the road to Pai was bad, I take it all back!! Sitting in the mini bus was like being inside a tumble dryer, or so I imagine. Hours must have passed and I kept hoping and praying that round the next bumpy twist and turn would be the smooth tarmac of the motorway. Of course, this never arrived. The roads became n...

Leaving Thailand behind for a while it's time to hit Laos. Being tourists and all we decide on taking the 2 day slow boat which many descibe as a highlight of their trip. Tickets booked we head for Chiang Kong to pick up the first boat the following morning. It was all pretty straightforward at the border crossing, easier than expected to be honest as nothing seems to go to plan in Thailand a we were about to find out. Hours of loitering passed and we finally bo...