South East Asia - Week Nine Monday we arrived in Sapa and were met at the stop by someone from a hotel across the road. He was selling the rooms, cheaply. Tired an not in the mood for 6am wanders we agreed, checked in and slept till 9am. When we ventured out we made it to a little cafe and sat outside for breakfast. The hill tribe women here have a reputation for being a little over forceful. We experienced it here. One lady stood near us, offered us what she ha...

South East Asia - Week Eight So this week we have crossed from Laos and into Vietnam. We have spent so much time on buses travelling thrugh amazing scenery but getting bumped and tipped about. We are pretty shattered and looking forward to a good sleep. Vietnam so far is stunning. This week... Monday we caught the early bus back to Nong Khiaw. We all crammed into the long tail boat and set off slowly. Not far down, water started to pour in on the sides, not to ...