Nilufer: Greetings from Vientiane! We arrived yesterday afternoon in the capital to be met with expensive guesthouses and overpriced food, so we're heading out pretty sharpish. Tonight in fact we're starting our gruelling 24 hour bus ride to Hanoi! Well, we see it as practice for the bus journeys we're going to have to take in South America, this one is nothing compared to the 44 hour one that's waiting for us! Anyway, I'll just talk a little about Vang Vien...

Nil: Hey hey, We're in a new country! Laos is BEAUTIFUL! By far my favourite place, just because the people are so chilled out and the scenery is stunning. We're in Luang Prabang right now, which is a small town with a huge French influence. The buildings are old colonial style, the streets are lined with little patisseries which sell chocolate eclaires and croissants, and the night market is daily, selling the most beautiful silks and tapestries - unfortuna...