Stuff to be added One day walking tour main sights and temples same same but different. fish meal hardest bed in the world Joe's is in there journey to Khum Khum Na Hin

Up and off walking around town. Explored town centre and Waterfront area. Found a great cafe as well for todays lunch where you can buy a baguette about 2 feet long for a pound, absolutely filled to overflowing....lovely. In the middle of the town is a That called That Dam. This was a religious site where this conical mound had been built and ha...

Welcome to my travel blog!! I know it's already half way through my trip, but I figured better late than never! I will try to upload some photos later today...we'll see how that goes. So to catch everyone up I am currently in Laos, after spending about a month in Cambodia and Vietnam. Both of those countries were incredible in their own way, alt...

We made it to Laos! Woke up this morning on the train after a fantastic night's sleep. This is my favorite way to travel yet - not surprising since I tend to love trains everywhere I go.... when I woke up we were about two hours from Nong Khai, which gave us some time to look out the windows at the northern Thai landscape we had been chugging th...

Deciding to take the more authentic journey to Vientienne (or maybe just the cheapest), we opted for the local bus. Again, what an experience! It was like something you see on a Michael Palin travel programme! It was a rickety old bus, it did have aircon in the form of windows though! It was packed to say the least, and pretty much full when we ...

So, I was innocently avoiding a blog until I was recruited to the dark-side by a cheeky Salsa-minx who did a better job after an hour on MSN than my mate Charlie did over two years of pestering, eloquent debate and cajoling.. Score:  Cheeky Salsa-minx 1. Charles Tyack esq: 0 

Lu*ng Pr*b*ng w*s one of those bl*ck hole pl*ces you encounter while *w*y - you don't w*nt to le*ve but h*ve no re*son to st*y. More th*n *nything this town m*de life incredibly e*sy, so much so th*t we *lmost forgot we were tr*veling. Ap*rt from the occ*sion*l tuctuc there w*s no tr*ffic to be worried *bout, especi*lly *fter * night on the L*oL...

24/10 - leaving Siem Reap, Cambodia and flying to Vientiane, Laos. The plane is small and I am reminded that the Lonely Planet guide states that Lao airlines is not recommended! Anyway, after one stop in Pakse for refuelling we arrive safely. The friendly taxi driver takes us to a number of hotels before we settle for one mainly due to being sic...

So this morning Kang and I booked some bus tickets to Veng Viang (I know I'm not spelling that right) for this afternoon. That was great, since it allowed me to go see the Buddha Park, outside of tow that I really wanted to see as well. The park is full of really interesting statues made by a monk a while back. It includes a huuuge stone Buddha ...

After 3 long days of adventure, we arrived in Vientiane absolutely exhausted. When we arrived in the capitol city we were greeted with dusty roads and pricy guesthouses that were a little dingy, so we only planned on a short stop as we passed through. Seeing as it was about time to say goodbye to our awesome crew, that evening we all got togethe...