Currency:Laos Kip Highlights:Catching up with more friends, tubing down the Nam SongOur Adventure: We woke up early the next morning and were all treated to a final scrumptious Jo Ma's bagel which my wonderful wife had kindly gone and fetched for us and we then jumped into the minivan. Next stop: Vang Vieng, Laos. The journey to Vang Vieng lasted 6 hours and although the drive is very scenic and we admired the beautiful mist-laced mountains and got to see the...

Currency:Laos Kip Highlights:Utopia, Jo Ma's, waterfalls and one of the most charming cities in all of south-east AsiaOur Adventure: We left the craziness of the Old Quarter of Hanoi and stumbled out of our hostel at 6AM past the early morning meat markets which line the streets and headed to the airport. Next stop: Luang Prabang, Laos. Laos, formally known as the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), is one of the poorest nations in South-East Asia. A m...

Currency:Vietnamese Dong Highlights:The beauty of Halong BayOur Adventure: Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and has a population of 3.5 million. It has some of the country's best sights and although we didn't have time to check them all out, we did make it to the place we had most been looking forward to seeing - Halong Bay. There are some beautiful French-style buildings here too like the Opera House and a bridge designed by the same guy who did the Eiffel To...

Currency:Vietnamese Dong Highlights:An amazing city - plain and simple, tailored suits and Cargo foodOur Adventure: Venetia has dubbed this her favourite city in the world - above Rome - so that's saying something! It is an absolutely charming city - imagine old French architecture with all its appeal of shutters and balconies coupled with the Asian influence of lanterns, long tail boats etc. and you get a very special city. We had actually been considering s...

Currency:Vietnamese DongHighlights:Cultural learning experience, meeting Mel & Mike, cheap food and accommodation, chili sauceOur Adventure:Good morning Vietnam! We're going to break up our travels in Vietnam by city but just a few notes on the country in general: • Vietnam has always held a special place in my heart after spending so much time with one of my best friends from varsity, Annie, and her family who are Vietnamese. Annie's parents moved to the...