Leaving Thakkek on the 26th was a relief, not because of the town, but the shit hole we spent the night at ! we walked about four miles to a bus station only to find [...]

Two days in Vientiane is enough for a country boy like me, too much traffic, people and pollution. I was happy enough to pack my trusty rucksack this morning, check out of the guest house [...]

Since my last update, all I seem to have done is moved from one town to another, setting off from Muang Noi, in a very slow and dilapidated mini van, we headed for Luang Prabang, [...]

We awoke to the sounds of cockerels, cows, people working, and it was only quarter to six in the bloody morning !! We came out of our palatial accommodation and headed for the eating area [...]

Wednesday morning arrived ( I think its Wednesday, days just don’t matter any more ) we both enjoyed a typical Laos breakfast, then decided on the spur of the moment ( as we do most [...]

Up we got, at 6.30, packed the rucksacks again ( getting quite good at this now, everything has its place ) and set off for the bus station, we had only got round the first [...]

My last night in Thailand was on Thursday, I arrived by bus from Chiang Mai,to Chiang Khong, and as I got off the bus, a young girl who had also got off the same bus, [...]

After our time with the elephants, we were told to don our rucksacks and waterproof gear ( as it was torrential rain, don’t know if any of you seen footage of the flooding here ) [...]

I have just about got my head sorted after losing my dad, so I will try to update you as to my travels. Its been a while since I last wrote, and quite a few [...]