We have food poisoning, and are not so happy. The Indian food for lunch yesterday was obviously not the thing for us, it came right back out, in more than one way! Think it will a while until we eat Indian food again! Hehehe.. After Vientiane, where I last updated, we went on then night bus to Pakse. But when we got there we just decided to go even further down south, to 4000 Islands - Si Phan Don. We jumped on another bus, which was extremely full, with all the...

We are in Laos, and I still love this country, it is so different and refreshing from the other Asian countries. People are not yelling at you, trying to scam money off you, they are just relaxed and friendly. Although I can see that it is changing, and the capital Vientiane, has gotten a lot more expensive since last time I was here. Prices are also often in US dollars, and that's never a good sign. I'm glad to do Laos properly before it becomes all touristy an...