After the nightmare with our Vietnamese visa's we decided we needed to go somewhere with a relaxed pace of life & beach, so we headed to Don Det one of the 4000 Islands group that are situated in the widest part of the Mekong River, Southern Laos. Plus Casey who we'd been travelling for a while with was also there. So we hopped on an overnight sleeper bus from Vientiane that actually had double bed cabins complete with pillows, duvets, free food & drink r...

After such a party scene in Vang Vieng it was nice to visit a small quiet town called Luang Prabang. With lots of temples and monks everywhere we knew we were in tranquillity. Was a time for Fay and I to reflect and relax with massages and gorgeous meals out, a really nice treat. Unusually, we turned up with no accommodation and struggled to get somewhere within our budget but after 2hrs of walking and checking guest houses we found a room with ensuite at a place...

Nestled between the mist laced karsts on the Nam Song River was once the small fishing village of Vang Vieng, now however it's a backpackers haven offering Laos' biggest attraction - tubing!! You get to hire an inflatable inner tube & float down the river stopping at bar to bar, and swinging from the enormous zip lines & rope swings. The bars all compete for your business by offering buy 1 get one free on buckets of cocktails, free shots, joints & 'ha...

Nestled between the mist laced karsts on the Nam Song River was once the small fishing village of Vang Vieng, now however it's a backpackers haven offering Laos' biggest attraction - tubing!! You get to hire an inflatable inner tube & float down the river stopping at bar to bar, and swinging from the enormous zip lines & rope swings. The bars all compete for your business by offering buy 1 get one free on buckets of cocktails, free shots, joints & 'ha...

Nestled between the mist laced karsts on the Nam Song River was once the small fishing village of Vang Vieng, now however it's a backpackers haven offering Laos' biggest attraction - tubing!! You get to hire an inflatable inner tube & float down the river stopping at bar to bar, and swinging from the enormous zip lines & rope swings. The bars all compete for your business by offering buy 1 get one free on buckets of cocktails, free shots, joints & 'ha...