Laos

Hi there, here are a couple thoughts on Laos now that we've been here for a few days...

What a beautiful country! We're still working our way south to the capital but we've seen a fair bit - three different towns and a lot of Mekong river.  For us Laos has been all about the rivers and the mountains. Since crossing the boarder (on a boat) we've been on or in the water for the majority of the time, mostly sailing down the Mekong. We've also visited two waterfalls which are the most spectacular waterfalls I've ever seen, a real highlight, and we swam in them!

Luang Prabang has been a treat, we settled here for three nights in a tranquil cluster of bungalows 5 minutes outside town. Today was a free day and H and I along with the other young'uns on our tour elected to go elephant riding which was great fun if slightly terrifying at one point when our elephant traversed a very steep slope and we had to hold on for dear life. All part of the fun.

Beerlao and the amazing street food we've had also deserve a mention. The only thing fairing less well is my bum - many tuk tuk cross country rides and our huge variety of other methods of transport have taken there toll - but I think I can live :-)