Left udon this morning with an ambitious target of 120k to the next big town. Didn't start well as I felt really ill all morning. I got up at 7, spent over an hr looking for somewhere to have breakfast, then spent 2 hrs trying not to be sick. Eventually set off around 10, it was hot hot hot! My speedo has a thermometer on it- at one stage it was reading 41o! Not sure quite haw accurate it is but it sure was bloody hot! Once I got into the cycling I soon started t...

Last day in Laos for the time being. They put on a big leaving party for me at COPE. It was great fun, lots of eating, drinking and karaoke!! Quite sad to leave them really, it's been nice to have somewhere to call home for a few weeks. I will miss Julia who I've been living with, and all the guys at work. I set off this morning heading for Thailand, just across the friendship bridge, about 22k from Vientiane. With a slightly thick head I didn't manage to set of...