Ok so we are now in Vietnam and it is very rainy!!! Yesterday we stayed in a local village in Hin Boun for our last night in Laos. It was so lovely (very noisy with chickens, dogs and people!) and the food was great. We had a boat trip on the river when we arrived and the boat was made of a fuel tank from a bomber plane in the war! We passed a lady in a boat who gave the driver a bag of eels and then I started praying that was not going to be our dinner. Was ve...

Hi everyone! We left Luang Prabang yesterday morning and I was very sad to leave our guesthouse which was beautiful. Took a 45 minute flight to Vientiane which is the capital of Laos (surprisingly the flight was not as scary as I thought!) First impressions of Vientiane were that it was not as nice as Luang Prabang. Apparently it is normally a really quiet part of town where we are staying but there was a festival on and it was jam packed with locals and there w...

Hi everyone! Sorry for not writing for a couple of days. I am now in Laos and it is the most amazing country - I love it!!! Had a 2 day boat trip on the Mekong river and it was so relaxing. Stayed overnight at Pak Beng which is a tiny village full of charecter. The locals were so friendly and the children were so cute we were plotting to steal a few! Arrived in Luang Prabang yesterday and we are staing in an amazing guest house with lovely wooden huts. Have been ...

Right well I'm here! Started the tour as soon as I arrived on 4th. There are 12 people in the group and everyone is really nice. Spent the first evening in Ko San Road and there was allegedly an alcohol ban as it was the presidential elections the following day but we still managed to get a cocktail - flimsy Thai rules!! Started the following day with a long boat to Wat Po and went to see a very large, very gold reclining Buddha! Had a look round the temples an...

Well today is the day!!! Not very exotic having my first location as Watford but just wanted to get my blog site up and running!! Leave home in a couple of hours, very nervous but excited - just want to get on the plane! My rucksack is so heavy but I'm sure I will find a nice young man to carry it for me! Anyway will write again soon in a much hotter climate (well it is meant to be raining in Bangkok - don't laugh!) and hopefully with some cool photos. I start my...