Another hot day in Asia today. Morning shower and meet up with the now 6 strong gang for some breakfast before heading our separate ways. We managed to find a good war museum that has documented and is continuing to find and dismantle unexploded bombs from the war. It was really well put together and very informative. A small donation was all that was asked and was well worth it. A chilled afternoon with more beef Pho, Market BBQ and ice cream followed by mor...

We woke up in Luang Prabang this morning, in our lovely villa called Champa. Champa is the Lao (and Hawaiian) flower; see picture. We feel like we're on holiday here, opposed to backpacking, as it resembles somewhere like Fethiye in Turkey, minus the harbour. It's full of English/Americans/Canadians/Europeans, has a main busy long street with cafe's, restaurants, tour operators, stalls, a night market. It's very nice. After a very slow morning lounging around,...

After a late night discussion we decided that we were going to move on. We loved Muang Ngoi but we have so much more ground to cover. We would leave on a good note and hope to return later in life. Lao coffee - strong thick and sweet. 2 cups for breakfast. Hop onto another long boat for an easy ride (under an hour) south to Nong Khiaw. Today's journey we were with the pro's; Nicole and Doug. Nicole Canadian and Doug dual Canadian and US. This travelling duo need...