Hi Everyone, This is my second attempt to post this blog as I typed for ages yesterday only to be kicked out by the system just as I was about to finish up. Let us hope it doesn't happen again! You will recall that our merry little band had arrived safely at Pak Beng in Laos after a days cruising down the Mekong River en-route to Luang Phrabang. The previous night we had purchased a bottle of Laos whiskey, I'm not sure whether this was to celebrate our journey ...

Hi Everyone, This is the end of one section of my trip and the beginning of the next. I finished my last day in Chiang Mai by meeting a true adventurer, a Kiwi named Ian who is currently cycling through South East Asia and eventually heading home to New zealand. We met quite by chance in an off the street eating house, the type which is quite open with the days food on display at a counter, take it or leave, no frills but really good tucker, whoops that's Austra...