Hello! The sleeper bus wasn't as bad as we'd thought; although it's made up of bunkbeds as wide as two bus seats and barely long enough for me, so I definately had a more sleep filled and comfortable night than Rich! However, at around 5am the horn honking started as the roads were full of recently awakened water buffalo, cows and goats, and the pumping beats of Laotian pop music started blaring at full blast! Consequently, when we got to 4000 Islands at about 1...

Hello again, Here in the capital now. Vientiene is a very small capital city but still by far the biggest city we have visited in Laos. We spent the first day here sight seeing and trying to hold my desire back to buy an amazing ski jacket for 15 quid (I'm holding out until Hoi An now). We visited the 'Arc de Triumphe of the East' today which was built with American money set aside for a new airport runway in Laos so it's gained the nickname "the vertical r...

Hello All, Vang Vieng is AMAZING!!! We have had brilliant time here and probably should have moved on a few days ago but we just couldn't bring ourselves to say goodbye! Vang Vieng is a tiny town built on the banks of the Nam Song river. It is surrounded by huge Limestone cliffs and caves to explore. But the main attraction is TUBING! Because it is rainy season the river is flowing fast and full so hopping in a big rubber ring to float down the river is fun in ...

Hello all, Last day in Luang Prabang today, we head to Vang Vieng tomorrow. We've had a fantastic time here and made some really good friends. We met Emma and Marcus on the bus over and had a good night of drinking with them on the 2nd night. All the bars close here at 11.30 and we were told that the town is asleep by midnight. However, a random bowling alley, of all places, stays open serving Beer Laos until 3am! This is full to the brim with westerners contin...

Hello! We just arrived in Luang Prabang a few hours ago after a lovely slow boat trip down the mighty Mekong river. Although the journey took 2 nights and 2 days it wasnt half bad, however, we definitely encountered our fair share of bad luck along the way... All stared out pretty well, managed to get some sleep on the minibus to the border, and made a few friends. The next day on the slow boat was good too; luckily we got there early and grabbed a good spot wi...