Ok So I am now in Luang Nam Tha which is in Northern Laos, and I am currently very sore and stiff and walking around like an old man... but more about that later. After Luang Prabang, I took a bus, or atleast I was hoping to take a bus to Nong Khiaw as I previously mentioned. Maybe it was me naivity (still can't spell) or maybe I had been spoilt so far by my methods of transportation, but when I arrived at the station I was directed to this big open-aired t...

Ok so I am now in Luang Prabang and I have been here since Thursday afternoon, the journey up from Vang Vieng took 7 hours, and unfortunately I had the displeasure of being sat with a couple of 'new age hippies', with big thick dreadlocks and it is fair to say that they really smelt! So I spent most of the journey with my head out the window for some air, although that was not necessarily a bad thing as the journey was up and down mountains, and was ther...

Ok firstly, ignore the photo for this journal entry, this is actually somewhere in Nepal. What can I say the STA photo library does not really cover anyway in Laos. Anyway, before I begin with the interesting stuff I just wanted to say how pants my new year was. As you may recall from my previous journal Vientiane has a very chilled out vibe, well despite it being new year and all, this did not really change! There was one bar which was quite lively but it was c...

Ok before I begin I would just like to wish anyone reading this a happy new year. I am now in Vientiane which is the capital city of Laos. After spending a week over Christmas in Hanoi I was keen to move on. Although Hanoi was without doubt a beautiful city it was also quite manic. Chrismas Day actually was not to bad in the end, I opted for a pizza overlooking the lake which was nice. I then wondered around the city getting totally lost, to the extent that I a...