Well, I think I had no sleep last. Damn strange...... After a shower, cigarette and breakfast, I was ready for another day of tubing. I wanted to go tubing to A) see whether I could get through the day without harming myself, and B) find and collar the annoying tw*ts from last night (not to fight, just to sit him down, verbally). Whilst tubing, I didn't drink much, just smoked (went prepared with pre-rolled, again) and I met some nice folk (didn't see a...

Woke up, sweating like hell: no electricity. The guest house staff advised me that it was due to a fire last night and that it would only be restored from 6 - 12 pm for the England Vs Portugal game, and then at six in the evening on Sunday. Oh well, f*ck the electricity. Rented the bike out again just to burn some time and have another good ride in and around Vang Vieng (no crashes this time, though). Not much going on because the electricity cut: everyone'...

Up fair early after a good nights sleep. Nacho and the swiss girls arrived this morning from Luang Prabang and I saw George and Barney in the afternoon, looking lost. I rented out a bike (first time riding a geared mother) and with Nacho on the back I drove out of Vang Vieng to see what village life and river/mountain views we could find. Going down a muddy path to the river, I lost control and crashed the bike. All I heard was "NO..NO.. NOOOOOOO" and then ...

I slept for fourteen hours last night, awaikening feeling somewhere between sh*t and okay at 10:00 this morning. My neck's still hurting, but the sun-stroke's no more. After breakfast/smoke and watching 3/4 of Wedding Crashers, Lydia, Kirsty and I set off walking to Phou Kham cave, 6 km out of town. The walk was an experince in itself: wading through rivers where the bridge had been destroyed in the last monsoon; arguing (diplomatically) with local kid...

During breakfast this morning I was propostioned with a job as an English teacher, either in Vientienne or Vang Vieng, by a girl called Van who worked in a resteraunt. This sparked my imagination: living here, in Laos, and teaching - dream come true. But reality struck: it would mean I would need to be here for six months minimum and I need this next years qualification. And so I gracefully declined (something for the futures, I think). Onto a spot of after...