I arrived to Tha Khaek after my 12 hour bus, mini bus, boat combination which for some reason felt really long and draining and after stupidly attempting to walk in the dark with a Danish couple I ended up hopping into a tuk tuk which already had two boys in it.It turns out that the boys in the tuk tuk were really friendly and after a less than 5 min chat I had accept their invitation to ride The Loop with them, starting early the following day - the boys are lov...

Vientienne and 4000 islands So after a good couple of days tubing it was time to make a break from Vang Vienne before it sucked us all in and never let us go.We all hopped on a bus and after a couple of very hung over hours arrived into the capital of Laos -Vientiane where I had to say good bye to the Irish lads who were going straight down to Cambodia.It was really sad to say goodbye to them as they had been a source of great entertainment to me over the past c...

So I arrived into Vang Vienne with my new crew of misfits after a very windy and bumpy 6 hours in a mini van, it was cramped and warm but at least we got to travel together in our own special way.Highlights of the journey included the spectacular mountain views, Paul puking up his malaria tablet out the window and me having to pee in a bush which basically shredded my skin and clothes and left me covered in thorns - stupid driver didn't point out that the bush wa...

Luang Probang So after a day on a mini bus, two quick days on a slow moving boat and the coming together of my Laos crew I had arrived into Luang Probang a town used by many as their first real experience of Laos.Before I forget let me tell you what were the main things which stood out to me as I entered Laos, firstly there was the love of sandwiches made of baguettes, laughing cow cheese and various other fillings (I have never eaten so many baguettes in my lif...

Slow Boat So I had decided to leave Thailand and head to Laos, a country I was extremely excited about for many reasons that I wont go into.Now there are many forms of transport that can be used to get into Laos, you could go by coach, fly if you want to or you can take the main route chosen by travelers, the slow boat.Im not sure how this method of travel became so popular as many of the stories I have heard say how rubbish the whole trip is, 2 days spent on an...