Internationally Lao PDR is officially the Peoples Democratic Republic, here in the country the unofficial meaning of PDR is Please dont rush! this was especially evident on the islands, we arrived with about 10 days to spare until we were to head into Cambodia, after arriving midday we picked a cheap guesthouse quite near the pier so that we could dump our bags and find something a bit better without the extra weight! Our plan to have a quiet night before moving...

Not a great deal to do in Pakse unfortunately, we stopped in order to break up the journey down to the Southern Islands, we met a couple of German guys who became friendly with and would follow them down to the 400 islands the following day.

Arrived in the capital of Laos and we're hit with the searing heat! we quickly found a cafe where D sat and had a drink while I searched the immediate area to find some suitable guesthouses - we find it is easier this way, I can get around quicker without my bag and D has little to do! As it was the capital the places were more expensive than usual. but we settled for a nice place that included breakfast. We headed out that afternoon to go and see a few of the ...

Vang Vieng is the planet's most improbable party town. Located deep in central Laos, in one of the poorest places in the country. We arrived here after an uncomfortable 6 hour journey in a mini van. A stunning place with its towering limestone peaks, the area has many caves, lagoons and bars to explore! We met some great people here and spent our time playing lots of volley ball, swimming,rope swinging and caving with them. In the evenings we did as all the other...

The highlight of our trip to Huay Xai- Daauw House Kajsiab Project! was founded by a Dutch-Laos couple. Here they are building a centre at their home on the Laos Thai border town of Huay Xai, to encourage the empowerment of local women through cultural exchange, education and support in selling their art and craft work to prevent poverty. We stumbled across this place really because of a lovely American lady named Joyce who we had got talking to. You can homesta...