Day 117 Having booked our supposed VIP bus the day before, we headed to the bus station on our free pick-up. The bus was exactly the most glamorous, thus making for an interesting seven hour journey. The journey was long and winding and we both felt sick towards the end – not good. We checked in at Jaliya Guesthouse and went to the Night Market, which was quite beautiful. We had dinner in an all your can eat veggie buffet (80p) – result. Day 118 Explorin...

Day 112 Our bus left from the bus station in Vientiane at 9:30 and was pretty comfy despite it’s beat up appearance. Like all bus drivers, he drove like an absolute nutter, which meant that we made it into Vang Vieng in good time. The Laos countryside is stunning, with big mountains, and lush forests. We checked out a few of the guesthouses and ended up in the aptly named Vang Vieng Guesthouse. Vang Vieng has the feel of one of those 18-30’s holiday towns, w...

Day 110 Hanoi - Vientiane We reached the border at about 6am. I got lots of sleep thanks to my deafness but poor old Em hardly any because of Mr snoring Snorison below us. The border was absolutely freezing, it was like crossing a mountain. Having been stamped out of Vietnam for the price of a dollar, we headed for the Laos border. Annoyingly the coach wouldn't take us the 500 yard distance. This wouldn't normally have mattered but it was freezing and our feet w...