Hello again, we are still in Laos and have spent today floating down the Nam Song river in a tube, drifting past beautiful mountains and enjoying the odd beer. Needless to say it was a very relaxing day. We've spent about 6 days in Vang Vieng, waiting for the weather to improve as it has been raining and grey for ages (I'm sure you all feel very sorry for us). We have tried a few Laos meals and have decided Laos food is not for us, dried frog on a stick anyone? ...

Well, we are currently waiting for 6 hours for a connecting bus to Vientiane, so this gives me the perfect opportunity to update the blog. The usual author is taking a break so you are stuck with me for this and possibly the next few entries. After leaving Phnom Phen for the 2nd time we embarked on our long journey up to the Laos border which involved an overnight stop in Stung Treng. We organized our onward transport and promptly left the next morning via Bike...

Hello all, apologies for the long delay in updating this blog. We have just returned from spending a few days in Kep, an extremely quiet seaside town with little to do but admire the lovely view of the ocean and watch butterflies dancing around the greenery. Two of our nights were spent on Koh Tonsay, a nearby small isalnd. We had a ridiculously relaxing couple of days, although it was pretty basic. Tourism is quite new to the island and there were less than 20 p...

Hello again, we've moved country so todays update is from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. We've only been here two days but have been very pleasantly surprised that the city is much friendlier and safer than we had imagined. We've been staying in a small guesthouse over a lake, which is a bargain at $4 a night, however it does come with a dysfunctional shower, horde of mosquitos and a free mouse! On the plus side the owners are really friendly and sat down for...

Hello again, we are now in Chang Mai in the north of Thailand having just returned from a few days trekking. We were in a group of about 14 people, and after meeting everyone we had a short ride on an elephant which was OK but probably not something we'd do again. Jon rode on the neck of the elephant rather than on its back, and spent most of his time concentrating on staying on. After lunch we had a 3 hour walk to the village where we would be spending the eve...