Ben and Angie Wanderings

Photos: Vang Vieng & Vientiane

LAOS | Sunday, 29 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery

Buttocks of Steel

LAOS | Sunday, 29 May 2011 | Views [703]

Buttocks of Steel The night before we first straddled Parker (our trusty 110cc Chinese import motorcycle with tyres the width of bicycle tyres) we sat and read through the notes of other travellers who had gone on the 'loop', a 320 km circular stretch ... Read more >

Photos: Luang Prabang

LAOS | Thursday, 19 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: Two day Mekong

LAOS | Thursday, 19 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery

Slow Boat, Luang Prabang and the party town of Vang Vieng

LAOS | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | Views [1732]

Following the Gibbon experience we hopped onto the slow boat for two days down the mighty Mekong River. Before watching an impromptu group of Lao people try to drag several sheets of steel from the bed of the river we were off, taking in the beautiful ... Read more >

Photos: The Gibbon Experience

LAOS | Saturday, 14 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: Thai - Laos Crossing

LAOS | Saturday, 14 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery

The Gibbon Experience

LAOS | Saturday, 14 May 2011 | Views [1131]

Angie is away on a weaving course so ill give you a personal account of my favourite day.   Day 2 (first morning)   It's 5.40am and I'm awake before the alarm. Our tree hut has no walls or blinds so resistance is useless when the sun decides you should ... Read more >

Photos: Chiang Mai

THAILAND | Friday, 6 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery

Chiang Mai

THAILAND | Friday, 6 May 2011 | Views [371] | Comments [1]

After the hectic Bankok we were happy to take a step down in Chiang Mai, a bustling smaller city but with a laid back attitude. We had a great time there and our budget went a long way. On our first day we got a chicken noodle veg type affair, drink ... Read more >

Photos: Random shots to paste into our diary bits..

THAILAND | Monday, 2 May 2011 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Bangkok

THAILAND | Monday, 2 May 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery

Bangkok

THAILAND | Monday, 2 May 2011 | Views [395]

Ah, Bangkok. Where the green man on traffic lights means you can walk but risk violent death from multiple angles, where a 'mixed meat' dish means the national lottery and where a 'Thai Massage', quite surprisingly, simply means a normal massage.... Read more >