Hi there, Well our second week of teaching thankfully went as smoothly as our first and the sun actually came out for our last few days in Vang Vieng so everything worked out swimmingly! The middle weekend between our weeks of teaching was spent dodging the rain showers mainly. We did however, take advantage of a clear Saturday morning to rent some bikes and head into the countryside for the day. Laos is 80% rural so once we got outside the town, we were surroun...

Hi everyone, The last leg of our journey began in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. Having come from India we found Bangkok to be a bit more relaxing and laid back. It definitely wasn't as hot anyway! Thailand is a predominantly Buddhist country so most of the touristy sights consist of Buddhist temples and statues. In contrast to that, are the bright lights and the bars that seemed to populate all the streets close to our guesthouse. There is one area of Bang...