So we arrived in Vang Vieng and found somewhere to stay. It was really basic and I didnt really like it as it seemed we could get better for money so we only stayed one night. On our first night we went out just for some dinner and we were going to get an early night and rest up before we went 'tubing' down the river the next day. Things didn't really go to plan and we ended up getting a bucket of whiskey, red bull and lemonade with our dinner. This was only beca...

Hi again, From Chiang Mai we headed to Laos. We decided the best way to do this would be by slow boat rather than the usual over-night bus. So we got a minivan bus to the Thai/Laos border and got on our boat travelling down the Mekong river. There were plenty of other people on the boat, some of whom we had met in Chiang Mai on nights out and on the jungle trek. Strangely, we also met some Irish girls that we had seen in Goa. We needed the company because althou...