The day started with a morning at the Elephant sanctuary. After our experience in Malaysia with the sanctuary there we were not sure what to expect. It was slow to start as others were riding the elephants. They have 13…

Today was a driving day so leaving at 8am we had about 340 kms to cover. The villages we passed through were still celebrating New Year so the car windows were closed as we approached water throwers. Although it would have…

This morning Ian rose early and with Mike’s help at 5.30am they moved our two way radio aerial from the rear of the car to the bonnet. Up until now we have had very poor communication with the other 7…

These two days were mainly driving through Laos along the Mekong River with no specific planned stops. However the local villages we passed through were wonderful. As Laos’s celebrating their new year with New years day being Friday, most were…