We weren't sure what to do yesterday but after talking to someone behind the bar where we had breakfast we decided to walk out to some caves nearby. There was one which had a swimming lagoon in it which we thought might be nice in the heat. Instead we ended up at the other place where you climb up the mountain to reach the viewpoint at the top. It has been quite a walk already but we decided to give it a go in our flip flops. It was such a hard walk and would hav...

Last night we booked the trip for today, so we were up early this morning for it. We grabbed a quick breakfast and I picked up one of the waterproof phone pouches they have everywhere. Shane didn't want one, which is something he came to regret later! We headed off in one of Laos large tuk tuks, with a group of Koreans and a Laos guy who was really friendly and spoke really good English. All of them were really funny and made the day loads of fun! We started wi...

Last night we stayed around the hostel until Tash and Rob left for their night bus to Hanoi. The way they were looking before they left definitely made us feel like we had made the right choice with the flight! We stayed and chatted to some English guys before heading out for food. A few more drinks at the hostel and we headed up to pack and go to bed. We got up early for breakfast and to wait for our 9.30 bus which wasn't too late, turning up just before 10. I...