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...

Felt like real VIPs as we got our 6 hour bus ride from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong - we now really do appreciate a little luxury and this bus was 5 star! (Or seemed as much based on what we have experienced in the last few weeks) regular food and drink included, beautiful air conditioning, the biggest, comfiest, cream leather reclining seats with head rest and all! Thai movies and our own waiter dressed in a smart suit, I (D) was even referred to as 'Miss'- Pure ...