Hi everyone, Sorry for the delay but the last time I posted this Blog I got kicked out by the system I was on and lost the lot, so here goes again. I was still in Pakse preparing to venture further South in Laos and visit the area known as 4000 Islands, the journey was going to be in two hops, first by mini bus and then a short boat trip across the Mekong to an area known as Mueng Khong. This stage of my trip meant that I was saying goodbye to the final member ...

Hi Everyone, First let me wish you all a very Happy New Year, I am still on the catch up with these updates but I am getting there! We had just endured one of 'Those' journeys which anyone who has been to Laos will empathise with. Vang Vieng was not my favourite place, it struck me as nothing more than a backpackers resort with the only real activity being floating down a slow moving river in a lorry tyre inner tube, getting drunk, taking drugs and getting ripp...

Hi Everyone, Oh you lucky people, two Blogs in one day! We left Luang Phrabang and so began an arduous journey, a full days drive to Phonsavan (spell it as you like, I've found three versions in as many minutes) over poor roads which tested your travelling resolve to the absolute limits. We had a small mini van and had been joined by an Aussie called Dean, a nice guy who hailed from Melbourne and a French girl, Delphine from Marseilles. So 7 of us plus luggage w...

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...