Where in the world are the Blues?

3/10/12: Another splendid, lazy day in the middle of the Mekong. I was just telling my better half how much I'm enjoying these islands...

Three days and hopefully a couple pounds lighter and I'm finally able to keep some food down, thank goodness! Met two girls yesterday ...

3/8/12: After an alarm mishap, we managed to make it down to Don khon. By alarm mishap, I mean we were supposed to be at the ticket place ...

3/8/12: This is the view from the front porch of our bungalow on Don Khon. You can just make out the Mekong river past my feet.

3/8/12: A typical bus ride for us so far (and just about everyone else we've spoke to) involves this: - get picked up by a mini bus....

You might have read Michael's post about not having an undercarriage cleaner back in Luang Prabang but that is nothing compared to the s...

The alarm goes off this morning and we hear something funny, I wipe the sleep from my eyes and think no this can't be but it is...rain! ...

3/6/12: We arrived in pakse around 0700 this AM. The bus ride wasn't the best but certainly not the worst either. I can probably count...

3/6/12: We had a few goals in mind for this trip before we came and have come up with a couple others during our time on the Gringo Trail....

3/5/12: Have you ever wondered what it would be like if someone put beds on a bus? Really? That's a strange thing to think about. But ...

3/3 Well we checked the box, we went tubing and lived to tell about it. The scene is crazy and even though I'd read about it and I...

3/2/12: Ever wonder what it's like to explore a giant cave in Laos? Me too!!!!! So Carolyn and I rented mountain bikes and set off to ...

Arrived in Vang Vieng after a nauseating mini bus ride. Found a nice guest house with air-con, hot water and a view (although you can...

3/1/12: Are you or someone you know suffering from motion sickness? Is your driver currently driving up a mountain on a teeny dirt road at...

2/29/12: Our last day here was spent being a little lazy. The goal of today was to figure out our onward travel for tomorrow, work on our ...

2/29/12: Check out the pic below. Notice anything missing?? No? Well of course you wouldn't you silly westerner. Now think back to a f...

Apparently I had 3 beer Laos too many last night. I would say it was food poisoning but Michael and I ordered the same meal. I never get sic...

2/27/12: Well after a very long boat ride to get here, we tried our best to get to know our new city - Luang Prabang. Last night we found ...

2/26 We made it! After 18 hours on the boat (14 of them it was moving) we've arrived in Luang Prabang, Laos. It was long and cramped b...