I'm just on the boat again after our overnight stay with the low and highland villagers, also known as the Komi and Hmong people. From the Mekong river, the Pak Ngeum village is a short up hill trek to- passing bits of jungle and general waste land. It was exacrtly how one can imagine athird world to be. The only way I can convey what I saw on my journey is by explainingand emphasising just how bad the stentch of sewage was that was mixed in with the soil we had...

10:33AM This morning was hectic! Once again, me and Pippa woke up unbelievably late and had a last minute rush to get ready and get ourselves to the lobby to meet everyone and head out along the Mekong river for Pakbeng. Quite literally, our alarms were each set and also dismissed the momenmt they sounded to wake us up as we felt we were that far gone- up all night drying my stupid clothes with a hairdryer is probably what did it! The last time I handwash stuf...

It's 17:44pm Monday, which makes it a few days since my last entry... I've been coming to grips with Laos, Luang Prabang and sorting my mood swings out. - I'm still up and down and getting a little uncomforable and annoyed with people around me. Biting my tongue- moody thing! Anyway, this current place is very nice and today on reflection, has been a really good one. Luang Probang: A 60% monk area and then naturally, conservative offers so many things to do like...

The past few days have been an up and down emotional one. In Hanoi I found myself feeling overly sensitive and moody but I'm completely fine now :). We're finally in Laos! - currently on THE MOST bumpy and uncomfortable four hour bus ride from the country's capital, Vientiane to Vang Vieng. We were only in Vientiane overnight so I didn't really see much other than what I recall a golden temple, a second temple type place with lots of buddhist statues, an Arc De ...