Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air

Keeping this short and sweet. In Luang Prabang, Laos. It's really great here. Was at a bear rescue centre and swam in some waterfalls yesterday. Going to Vang Vieng/Phonsavan tomorrow. Travelling with 3 great guys. 1 British. 2 French Canadian. Been in the Northern Laos countryside - Udomxai, Muang Kuai, Muang Ngoi Neua, Nong Khiaow, trekking, relaxing, getting drenched in the wet season downpours, eaten by leeches, crossed rivers with no life jacket etc-oops (one slightly life threatening ), stayed in a wooden hut in an ethnic village, rocked in a hammock, bought some wellies, sweated like hell, taken longtail boats down the river ou, bargained with tuk tuk drivers, eaten street food and learnt some local dialect. Alls good, bruises & scars from the kayak trip are healing. Will try and update photos/whats happening when ... read more

Just a wee update on my whereabouts for those who are worried/wondering/keeping an eye on my movements! I'm currently in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China. Tomorrow morning I'm heading into Laos by bus to Luang Nam Tha (luckily with a few people I met at the hostel to keep the journey entertaining)..then I'm possibly heading onto Udomxai/Muang Ngoi and then Luang Prabang. I will try and update my journey soon! love, K. ... read more

In the morning we decided to head to the 3 pagodas in Dali,aiming to miss the crowds and cram in as much as we could before 12pm (when we had to get our bus to Qiaotou). Arriving at about 7am, we were the only ones there so we literally had the whole place to ourselves till about 8.30 when the tour groups started arriving. Overall I'm not sure if the 120RMB entrance fee was worth it (luckily I used my student card for a discount). The three main pagodas are beautiful but those that followed were a bit repetitive, especially after having seen many others during my time here. However the views and setting of the place are quite phenominal. After a few hours there we headed to the base of the chairlift up to Zhongle ... read more

Just a little update for you all... (will go into more detail when I get the chance sometime next week) Anyway... left Jingdezhen, arrived in Kunming and came to Dali today..tomorrow we're off to the base of the Tiger leaping Gorge where we'll be for a couple of days, then back to Kunming so that Brad & Kim can catch their flight to Beijing and home.. Already seen and experienced some amazing things from being (thankyou dear God) upgraded to a sleeper bed on our train, befriending "John Wayne" the tuk tuk driver, to seeing a spectacular sky in Dali! Update coming soon! K.x... read more

So those of you who don't really know where I've been for the majority of this past year/year & a half, here are a few images of Jingdezhen from the past couple of weeks to give you a tiny bit of an idea... A couple of exhibitions/talks/lectures by Brad Birkhimer (USA) and Peter Fulop (IRELAND) at the Pottery Workshop The old part of town during the Dragon boat festival,where I was invited to my friend Yuna's grandparents houses and was given so many sticky rice dumplings and eggs it was ridiculous! Last night at a KTV dinner with some of my closest friends with all of us attempting to sing everything from Rihanna to John Denver! ... read more