Day 28 Xmas Christmas Day really does feel like any other day here.... We've seen a few Christmas films on the telly and that's how we start today...... Scrooge is on and we are happy just to sit and watch it. We enjoy some simple cornflakes and wonder into the old quarter again..... Its a labyrinth of streets and feels new every time we venture in.... Shiree's had a massage and pedicure since being in Asia and hasn't really enjoyed either, but is looking for...

Day 27 I wake up.... Its 6.50 Christmas Eve and I start to email people about bikes I've founded listed for sale on "Craigslist Vietnam" that are advertised as being in Hanoi. It would appear that the four or five bikes that are available are all being sold by back packers...... There must be thousands of bikes available for sale in Hanoi but without being able to read Vietnamese we are limited to only a few... And come 9.30 I receive a reply whilst we are havi...

Day 26 We wake up and having already agreed to eat in the hotel after yesterday's ordeal make our way to the breakfast area..... Shiree wanted to do this yesterday and did remind me so whilst we walked want felt like hours in search of our breakfast.... so I'm surprised when she turns round and asks if I want to eat in the hotel or not.... I take one look at it and see why she's asked..... It's pretty poor... We head out and walk in the direction we think the...

Day 25 - Full day in Vientiane I wake up feeling alive again and we head out in search of food.... We still don't really know where we are so grab a map from hotel reception and think about finding somewhere in sunlight for breakfast.... We are feeling slightly warmer having traveled further south to Vientiane but it's not hot... Whilst at reception we get informed that hotel has a " staff Christmas party " tonight in the hotel and all guests are welcome.... T...

Day 24 I wake up and someone's made me ill..... I feel ropey has hell..... I'm not sure what locally produces alcoholic drinks have in them but the way I'm feeling it's mainly acid and grit I think.... We are leaving vang vein for our final destination in Laos today.... Vientiane We are sitting in the open air lobby of our hotel when a ramshackle old bus noisily clatters to a stop outside.... Oh great we think, loading our bags... We've read that vehicle brea...