Saturday 23rd June We woke up and got into our minivan pick up; we were advised not to eat anything if you suffer from motion sickness. Luckily I only suffer motion sickness when aboard a boat in choppy weather! I didn't manage to get the back seat to myself and had to share with Stu. It felt like I was in a sardine tin with a bunch of suitcases! They weren't lying about the road, it was hard to sit still or sleep. One moment you're being flung to the left, th...

Monday 18th June We got up nice and early, checked out and walked down the street to where we had brought our ticket from. The lady walked us to the border check out, which was a further minute down the road, put us on a tiny long boat and we passed across the Mekong to Thailand. We disembarked and walked up the ramp to check in to Thailand. A grand total of less than 15 minutes from one country to another! Must be a record for us! We went to find a tuk-tuk, whi...

Friday 15th June We arrived in the border town of Huay Xia very blurred eyes and hopped onto a tuk-tuk. No one had a clue where they were going so I asked to be taken to Sabadee (hello in Lao) Guesthouse. It was pretty cheap for the both of us and it was actually an ok room! We showered and went out for breakfast and then go to the office to pay for our trip tomorrow. We also booked the bus to Chiang Mai for the day after we returned. Most people get to Chiang M...

Monday 11th June We had to wake up early, Stu was feeling hungover, I enjoyed this lots! We checked out and ordered breakfast. We had to wait for our pick up at 11 am, for our bus, thinking this is Laos it will be late and had a leisurely time. Our pick up came at 10:30!!! Luckily we were already up and ready, we packed our breakfast into a box and jumped on the tuk-tuk. The bus actually left on time, shocking I know! The road to Luang Prabang was possibly t...

Friday 8th June We woke up and got ready for our pick up at 10:30am, which was by Laos's standards, late! We got dropped off at our bus, which was empty. An hour and a half passed before we actually got moving…! Before long we were shifting through mountains towards Vang Vieng. It was a pleasant journey as Laos is extremely beautiful! It was raining, a lot, luckily the roads held out!! We finally arrived in Vang Vieng and it was raining…! We wandered roun...