Woke up nice and early to discover there was no water and no power to the island, oh well hopefully it'll be back on by the time I come back. After getting to the Kayaking place on time, we were running late, but breakfast was included so it didn't matter too much. We were equipped with a helmet (which was too big) a life jacket and a water proof bag (second time lucky fingers crossed). There wasn't really a safety briefing just a few quick instructions on how to...

I woke up early as usual in time to see some of the sun appear over the horizon, Vicky was leaving today so I would now have the bungalow to myself till I left Don Deth. I thought I was dreaming sat on that veranda when I saw a Monk come flying past in a motorised boat...I guess they have to get from A to B somehow lol. Today was a bit of a nothing day, I went out to get some dinner which was Spaghetti Bolognaise. Now I know that's very Western and not really or...

I was still feeling a little bit iffy today but had to get out and see something, so Ish, Riccardo, Vicky, Jim and I hired bicycles and went two wheeling across the island. The first hurdle was finding a decent bike...breaks, good tyres and of course a girly basket where on the shopping list! We cycled off in the afternoon towards the bridge which links Don Deth with Don Khone, after paying 20,000 kip for a day pass we were on our way to finding the waterfall. I...

After completing some admin round the town I bumped into a couple guys I met last night in the Drop Zone, Shaun a Saffa doing TEFL in Thailand and 'Dave' (real name Jay but we went for a Trigger moment so now he's Dave) and went for a drink with them whilst we waited for our buses. After a couple hours of them apologising for leaving me last night with the weirdest guy I've met so far, we went our separate ways. My bus arrived late (as usual) and about 16 of us ...

After spending the last couple days sick in bed thanks to some random street stall food, I decided not to waste any more time and get out and see some of the city. Vientiane as it turns out is a small city especially since it is the capital of Laos but as capitals go it is also an expensive city. After trying 5 guesthouses I got a double room for about 75,000 kip. Which to me wasn't cheap but it was acceptable compared to some of the others I had seen. Originally...