Sabadee Well here we are in the little town of Vang Vieng which was a 6 hour bus ride South of Luang Prabang. We took the VIP bus to get here but I think they only called it VIP because it had curtains!!!!! There was a TV but it didn't work and my seat would not move from the reclining position so I spent 6 hours looking at myself in the mirror ceiling which is enough for anybody and it made my head look even bigger!!!! Vang Vieng is a stop off on the way to Vi...

Sabadee Hello everybody when we left you yesterday we had a look around town. Luang Prabang is a UNESCO world heritage site and has lovely buildings.We also spent some time down by the river even though we had spent the last few days on it!!!! In the evening we visited yet another night market and picked up a few nik naks before splashing out on a few nice glasses of wine in a trendy wine bar!!!! Today it was a clamber up the hill to visit Phu Si Temples, on t...

Sabadee Well here we are in Laos People Democratic Republic (Lao PDR.) The last few days have been long as we spent most of the time on a boat. DAY 1- Chiang Khong (Thailand) to Pak Beng (Laos) 27th November It was an early start and a short ride to the river where we officially left Thailand for the 30 second boat ride across to Laos which was in our sights. It did not take long to clear immigration and after 7 stamps in the passport and $70US were handed o...