Today I woke about 8am after a very restful sleep, Steven was already up and sitting on the balcony reading the news and chilling, he joined me a short time later with a cup of tea. Today we were leaving and heading to Muang Ngoi which is a small village upstream that is only accessible by boat. We enjoyed our tea then I showered and packed our things while Steven headed for breakfast. Once he returned we enjoyed the view a little longer before heading off to ...

The morning was refreshingly cool and we both managed to sleep throughout the night. It was cloudy this morning and I could hear the rumbling of thunder in the distance. Out on the balcony overlooking the river I could be small boats with fisherman beating the water with large sticks. There was also the occasional motorboat cruising past causing a large bow wave which which severely unbalance the fisherman to their annoyance. I managed to get some Lao coffee from...

My calves were actually aching when I got up this morning which demonstrated my current lack of aerobic endurance. I did manage to sleep well but awoke to the alarm clock signalling we had to catch our bus. The stomach issue had settled but had ruthlessly been replaced with a sore throat, which was typical. After packing our things we said goodbye to the owner after our prolonged stay here to which he smiled and offered us a kitten each.... In jest, I think. My ...

Today was to be our last day in Luang Prabang and so we were adamant we would be seeing the Tat Kuang Si park, this is a jungle area that is 30km southwest of the town. Its main attraction (and the reason we were going) is the huge Kuang Si waterfall, which is one of the most impressive in Lao and to me south east asia. We we ready early and left before 8.30 in search of bicycles as we were planning on cycling to the falls, which would take a couple of hours an...

Today we woke late... Steven had woke me at about 3am as he was feeling feverish and needed water, he eventually settled shortly later but my sleep had been disturbed and I struggled to settle. When I woke he was already up and sitting on the veranda, I was feeling pretty lazy and lethargic so showered then joined him of a light breakfast of coffee and bananas. He headed back to the room and I joined a short time later finding him curled up in bed.. I dried my ...