We'd decided to rent a couple of bikes out and ride around the city to see the sights. We ended up riding round a 15km lake and in total 25km on these crappy bikes.. Absolutely destroyed my arse! Saw a very interesting technique of fishing where a man was actually in the water up to his shoulders.. With a rod and line.. Less than a metre from the bank.. Rather than just sitting on the bank.. We stayed out to see the sunset over the lake which was pretty cool. It ...

The 26 hour bus journey from Vientiane to Hanoi was an experience to say the least. We'd heard horrific stories about these cramped uncomfortable busses.. But when we got on we had our own almost fully reclining sleeper chair with blankets.. Pretty cozy an really didn't seem like 26 hours. The only issue was when we arrived at Hanoi and the bus dropped us off at some lorry depo 12km from the city where all their cousins and mates were waiting conveniently with ta...