I got here from Laos, as an alternative to doing a ‘visa run’ and staying in Thailand, traversing northeastern and northern Thailand to get here. It was the New Year celebrations when I visited, so everywhere I went I had water thrown at me and a white chalky-substance smeared across my face. To get to […]

I got to Luang Prabang on a very long bus ride from Vientiane. I knew it was going to be long, but I didn’t realise it was going to be as long as it was, which about about 11 or 12 hours. We arrived in Luang Prabang in the dark and I managed to negotiate […]

I decided to get the train to Nong Khai, in the North East of Thailand, in order to renew my visa. I had only been in Thailand for 1 week, but as the Tourist Visa Exemption was 15 days, I wanted to get another 15 days whilst I still had the chance and there was […]

Here I spent a few days before heading off to Nong Khai, on the border with Laos. I did see one or two ladyboys, but not as many as I was expecting! I got to Bangkok on an unexciting bus ride from Chanthaburi. This was especially unexciting, as once we had entered Bangkok, we spent […]