More Reggie Perrin than Michael Hutchence. Krabi, Ao Nang, and bye bye thailand 19- 25th may So i said farewell to my trusty steed, and as i handed over the keys and told them the brakes did not work they started laughing, and then did a mini re enactment of me crashing and then laughed some more and put it straight back in to stock. Not much different to when a product had come back from repair i suppose ha ha. The coach to Krabi was...

Operation Koh SamuiMay 12-19In order to get from Laos in to Thailand overland, i had to first get to the capital city of Laos, Vientiane.As bus journeys went, this was a breeze at around 5 hrs. i had booked on the "VIP" bus.Travelling over here, you learn that VIPcould mean anything. I don't think they have ever heard of trading standards, and would either laugh at you or shoot you if complained about anything in an attempt to compare it to what we are ...

Vang Vieng and Tarzan 4-10th MayThe road to Vang Vieng is very scenic, and we had the slowest driver in the world so had plenty of chance to enjoy it.This place is just as small as the town i had come from, but much prettier. Next to a river, and on the other side are huge Limestone Cliffs.No locals live here in the main town, really, it is just full of tourists, but there are not that many.Found a really nice hotel next to a river with views of the mountains ...

Border Fun - Laos and Luang Prabang April 2-5So here i am on a bus, that a guy in a local bar told me to catch in order to get to laos. I have no idea where it is on a map and when i get there i have not got a clue how to get to laos, so as you can imagine, i am starting to get a bit worried.it was an overnight bus, and we pulled up at around 9 am in a strange town.Everywhere i have been so far has been big commercial cities with quite a big backpacker scene, i....

Lijiang and the Tiger Leaping Gorge April 24-29So after a couple of hours sleep i made it ok to the bus station and prayed for a sleeper bus so i could get some kip,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and another chicken truck turned up.Oh no i thought, 8 hours on that, i will never last.But as luck would have it, it was only a transport bus that took us to another station and a super duper vip bus with really big seats.There was a Jackie Chan movie which i have not seen as w...