Quick blog update from Sa Pa - we have had a great few days in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay. Stayed on a boat overnight in the bay itself - surreal to wake up to such views. It stretches for miles and miles, and is simply peaceful and beautiful. Met a great Australian couple and a nice young couple who have been livingin Dubai, Welsh lad from Pembroke and a brummy girl (remind you of anyone....) We then took the overnight train (amazing - the best nights sleep we've had...

After being woken at 7 am...again...by the locals practicing their karaoke in their tiny houses (think cats screeching mixed with the determination of a weight lifter), I decided I would write a little update! We are now in Ha Noi, capital of Vietnam. I'm very excited to be here as Vietnam is one of the mainn countries on our list that I have wanted to come to all my life! After a nightmare journey (27 hours on a bus with the same karaoke and music DVDs that I'm...

Quick update from Laos. Have been here about a week and really enjoyed Laos. It is stunningly beautiful - amazing scenery, all karst mountains and beautiful rivers and caves! Took the slow-boat which took two days into Laos from Thailand - ten hours a day on little wooden benches (ouch!) but amazing scenery, and so much fun to be on the Mekong! We stayed over in Pak Beng (a tiny place where the electricity goes off in town at 10pm, but we did eat some yummy wate...

Hi Everyone! Thought we'd update you all before we leave Thailand to Laos (as we have no idea what internet connection will be like over there!) Hope you're all well and had a fab Easter! Since I last wrote, we went to Kanchanaburi - very relaxing after Bangkok! We stayed in a great little guest house, in a room on a raft floating on the river Kwai - was nice to sit out whilst the sun was setting with a drink on the water. We hired bikes and cycled around the ci...

Quick update from Chiang Mai! Luckily we left Bangkok just in time to escape the major protests - there have been some up here, but not nearly as violent as down in Bangkok. Chiang Mai has just been one big party so far! Its Songkran - Thai new Year, which basically turns into a week long watefight!! Its meant to refresh your blessings for the new year - we have seen all the beautiful temples and went to the hilltop Doi Suthep temple to watch the monks blessing t...