So heading further north in Laos, me and Steve head to Vang Vieng, while Sarah flies of to Vietnam. Vang Vieng is a sort of cosy small place, we take the bus here and arrive in the late afternoon. There is not a lot to do here it seems, especially if you aren't taking day trips out away from the centre. On the first night we find one of the Korean restaurants, where you get the raw food and cook at you table. Unlike using a hot rock which I have done in England...

It is time for another country already, I have crossed the boarder into Laos and to the capital city of Vientiane. I have travelled to the city to meet up with Steve and Sarah to celebrate new years together. Me and Sarah arrive on the 30th and spend most of the afternoon catching up on our recent adventures and then spend the next day exploring the city by foot. By the evening Steve has flown in from Cambodia and we all head out to start the evening. And then...

On my way to Laos to meet Sarah for New Years, I am stopping over in Nong Khai just by the boarder. My 12 hour overnight train journey was not too bad, I got the last ticket left and it was a chair in the air conditioned carriage. I managed to snooze a bit but not really getting much actual sleep, also air conditioned carriage just mean that the carriage is going to be freezing so take a jumper! When I arrived in Non Khai I headed to the MutMee Guest House, wh...

Quick stop over in Bangkok, i think i am going to be passing through here a lot. Before i head off on the overnight train up north, i visit Lumphini Park, a lovely, albeit very hot, park just a short train jounrey away from the hotel.

For Christmas me and Steve are staying in a really nice hotel as a present from my lovely parents. We were originally staying at the Nova Gold Hotel however when we arrived they told us it was full and we had been upgraded to the Amari Nova Suites just around the corner. Well the hotel was beyond amazing. We had a suite, so a kitchen, lounge, bedroom, balcony, dressing area and bathroom. The 40" tv was a nice touch and the rooftop pool just added to making it p...