Ok this blog won't be very interesting - rather it will be more of a grumble about Thailand's new changes to their visas... But first off we left Vang Vieng that saturday and endure a crazy suicidal drive to Vientiane, the capital of Laos which is situated right on the border with Thailand. Having talked to other travellers we were pre-warned that this town did not much have much to offer and so we only planned to be here in transit for one night on our way to T...

In a word Vang Vieng was epic!! Though we both need new livers... The bus ride from Luang Prabang (advised 5 hours though naturally was 8!) turned out to be incredibly scenic and interesting. We passed through many small villages along the way, and the scenery was stunning with oddly shaped rock formations/mountains...During this journey it became most obvious that Laos is an incredibly poor country yet the people remain very happy indeed. We had been advised th...

Laos so far has been an incredibly beautiful country and it is sooo different to every where we have been to so far. In a nutshell this place is very relaxed and laidback. We are barely hassled (if at all) and even horns aren't used much in traffic (even though the driving is still pretty crazy...). Prices are pretty much on par with how we found Vietnam, if not a fraction more expensive (though only just!). We arrived on Monday in Luang Prabang by air (although...