Today I woke alone in the room with the sunshine piercing through a gap in the curtains. I wasn't aware of the time but felt well rested so got up and headed up to the veranda where Steven was no doubt checking the news. He was indeed so I made a coffee and sat with him, he was still feeling a bit rough and did feel hot to touch. I was hoping it was one of these twenty four hour things that clears after a few doses of paracetamol. We sat for a while chatting ...

Today we woke early and headed out for a cup of coffee in the early morning sun, the kittens were going crazy and were very entertaining to watch. We checked our mail and read the news before I had a brief chat with my friend Alex in America while Steven asked the owner of the hotel if he knew of anywhere good for a local breakfast. He recommended a place on the Main Street and we set off in search of it, it didn't take long before we found the place... A small...

Today I woke to Steven holding a steaming hot mug of coffee and for a second I thought I was home. He was gently waking me as today we wanted an early start on the sightseeing. It was just after seven thirty and after my coffee I got dressed and we headed out into the brightness of the early morning sun. We walked towards the Nam Khan river and followed it round until it joined the mighty Mekong and it looked beautiful. We soon found ourselves at Wat Xieng Th...

Well... our livers did not get as much of a reprieve as they would have hoped last night. Fortunately we did not go mad, but the old Lao whiskey always comes back to bite you in the arse. It does appear to hit the Laura the hardest however, with today being no exception. I woke fairly early as I always seem to after drinking. Many fellow liquor indulgers always comment on how they sleep like a baby after drinking. I however, never get this luxury. After the cli...

Today we were up early for our bus ride to Luang Prabang, the bus was leaving at 8.30 so we went to grab some breakfast before departing. We headed to a restaurant and admired the beautiful view over the mountains and the sound of the river one last time while enjoying our bacon and scrambled egg baguettes. The time then came for us to head to the bus office for our mini bus... As we walked you could already feel the heat of the day ahead and it was going to be...