Day 1- Our plane only took 40 minutes to get here from Luang Prabang which made it seem worth every penny as a bus from Luang Prabang-Hanoi would of taken 36 hours. I breathe a sigh of relief as we fly through passport control with no problems at all. First stop is an ATM where i withdraw 5,000,000 dong, who knew one day I would be a multi millionaire? A taxi from the airport to central Hanoi took 1 hour and I got de ja vu from the complete chaos of the roads, ...

We arrive in Luang Prabang knackered after the 7 hour ride on the Mekong today. Within minutes of stepping off the boat I can tell Im going to like it alot here. Another UNESCO site Luang Prabang is beautiful, there are french influenced villas on every street, hidden alleyways, colourful monks and temples dotted all over the city. There is a perfect mix of french chic and ancient Laos here. We are so tired from the Gibbon experience and 2 day journey we head st...

We arrive in Luang Prabang knackered after the 7 hour ride on the Mekong today. Within minutes of stepping off the boat I can tell Im going to like it alot here. Another UNESCO site Luang Prabang is beautiful, there are french influenced villas on every street, hidden alleyways, colourful monks and temples dotted all over the city. There is a perfect mix of french chic and ancient Laos here. We are so tired from the Gibbon experience and 2 day journey we head st...

The dreaded Gibbon experience has arrived. Im a nervous wreck, cursing and biting my nails as we sit in the office getting if you can call it a "safety briefing". This would definitley not be allowed back in the UK. No helmets and a quick quide on how to attach your harness to the ropes. The brake consisted of an old piece of tyre that you just pressed on the wire when you wanted to stop. Oh great. So im going to be flying through the air at 50kph with ...

A private bus picked us up from Pai and we take the winding road back down south towards Chiang Khong; our border crossing town to Laos. We arrive at 3am, our hotel came included in the price of the bus ticket so we wasnt expecting much. It was a good job, we arrived to a mattress with stains on and a bin with two dirty plasters inside. We thought we made our own way to the border in the morning but oh no, at 7.30 after around 4 hours sleep theres a knock on the ...