Sabbadi Well survived the mini bus journey from Luang Prabang. The government pays the locals to protect the route from Luang Prabang because mini buses were getting stopped and robbed regularly. So now you see locals in jeans an a t-shirt with machine guns every few miles along the route. Seen a lad about 17 with a gun across his chest riding his bike with his little brother on the back. Got there a checked into a room in a guest house with my mate jamie for $...

Sabadi Took the slow boat from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang on the 24/03. Should have seen the way they pack these boats there were people just about sittin on the engine. Boat took two days down the Mekong. Had an over night stop in Pak Beng. Nothin there really just a few guest houses an restaurants. Got to Luang Prabang on 25/03, its a nice little town loads of french influence in the buildings and food, travelling with the SA couple Shaun+Lea and Jamie from fr...

Sabbadi Got to Huay Xai on the 19/03, took a six hr bus ride from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong. Stayed a night in Chiang Khong then got the ferry over the Border (Mekong river) to Huay Xai. Huay Xai was really small town only about a mile long. stayed in a guest house called ODP. Met a sound bunch of people there so went on the ale with them my 1st night. Ended up in some dodgy Karaoke club like something off pheonix nights singin madonna and elvis ha ha. Left f...