Howdi ho from your favourite sweaty, sore-bottomed travellers! Been out-and-about cycling around the islands here in Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands), fearing for our lives everytime we pass groups of children who like to chase you and jump on the back of your bike...Joe was so distracted by laughing at me panicking the other day when we found ourselves in this rather sticky situation that he didnt realise a small person had attached himself to his back wheel...

Hello all! Greetings from Laos, country number 3 on the great adventure! We flew from Hanoi to Luang Prabang on the tiniest plane ever on Sunday and noticed the difference from vietnam instantly- it is just so much more laid back here, nobody bothers you, the temperature is cooler and much more bearable and the people are genuinely friendly. We liked it so much in Luang Prabang we ended up staying four nights- not really sticking to our tight schedule but we f...