On arriving in Vientiane, the first thing we did was get some food, I was shattered! We found out that Vientiane was hosting the National Boat Race, so there were loads of market stalls and fairground rides to see. Vic and I bought a really tasty sandwich from a stall, it had an ingredient which looked like cotton, but later found out to be really thinly shredded pork, really good!We had a lazy day on Saturday, went on the internet and went for a massage. It was ...

I'm now in Vientiane and will be here for a few days, as the earliest we can get our Visas for Vietnam is Monday. We have a flight booked to Hanoi for late Monday, the alternative being a 24+ hour bus journey.Luang Prabang was cool, in the evening we got a burger by the night market, chatted to some friends, and went to a decent bar called the Lao Lao Gardens. We got a good deal on some whisky and coke, which went down rather easily. This not sufficient, we w...

I've arrived in Luang Prabang after the two day slow-boat journey from the Thai / Lao border. It wasn't too bad as it was broken up by an overnight stop in Pakbeng, much card playing (learned to play Taki with some Israeli girls) and getting to know some new people. You meet people from all across the globe, including one guy from the Wirral who used to work at Vauxhalls and Airbus! He's even drank in the Woodlands and Old Wirral Hundred!The last...