My poor attempt at poetry; 24 Hours in Paksong, Thought we could rent a bike, But we were wrong. There's not a lot to do here without your own wheels, So we checked into our guesthouse, And went in search of a meal. Vietnamese Pho for lunch And a super strong coffee too, There's a karaoke bar across the road…. Oh dear god, please, nooo. At least it's a little bit cooler here, It's past noon, May as well have a beer. Morning comes, i...

It seems like all we've done since we got to Lao is nothing. We seem to have skipped from one chilled out place to the next and although we've planned on doing things, we somehow didn't manage to get round to it. It's been a week since we arrived on Don Det and since then; we spent a lot of time working hard making sure nobody stole our hammocks. We swam in the Mekong, twice. Cycled from Don Det to Don Khon to a 'beach', saw the sunset from a boat with a bee...

I am currently sat in a hammock on the banks of the Mighty Mekong River, its 7am, the sun is just coming up - apart from the cockerels, screaming child and diesel engine boats going up and down the river - it's peaceful, quiet and the perfect place to relax for a few days. We're on a little island called Don Det, a small island in the middle of the Mekong, only a stone's throw away from the Cambodian border…and it's lovely. It's strange to think that we on...

Just a quick one night in Pakse before heading south to Si Phan Don (4000 islands)