jp_kimberley

I get the night train from the capital of Laos- Vientienne back to Bangkok with an american guy I travelled with in Laos! We arrive real early in the morning around 6am, completely knackered. We get a tuck tuck and head for Ko san Road! Just off Ko san we find a cheap guesthouse, pretty basic but cheap like 2 pound each a night! I don't have my fone so its real hard to try and get in touch with Judgey! Eventually we bump into each other on Ko san Road around midday! Then I bump into 2 swedish girls I met earlier in the trip! We go on a boat trip down the river just say we did some sight seeing in bangkok! To tell you the truth it was rubbish! Nothing much to see ... read more

Travelled south to Vang Vieng, set out in the limestone mountains in a beautiful valley by the Nam Song river. Vang Vieng is quite a surreal place - absolutely stunning scenery, and in the middle of it, just one road planted there for travellers, full of guesthouses and 'tv bars', most equipped with bed-tables for slobbing around! Is quite the backpackers haven. Probably one of the most beautiful places in the world. It has a huge river that cuts the town off and a backdrop off gorgeous mountains. It's crazy, but at the bars, on their menus, they have mushroom shakes, weed(bags or single joints) and opium(in tea or a pipe). It's highly illegal, but it's still on the menu. If you are caught with even half a joint in Laos, it's a on the spot ... read more

We took a tax for 25 minutes, then a long boat for another 15 to get to this waterfall. The waterfall is just in the forest, with seperate levels, little pools of freezing water which are deep enough to dive into and swim. ... read more

I arrived into bangkok on 9th November! As I was walking through the airport terminal I just thought, What have I done?! I was in the strangest place on earth and didnt know anyone. When I got through passport control I went to get my bags and met a couple of Irish lads, asked them to share a taxi to Ko san Road and off we went! As soon as you left the airport terminal the hassle started! Taxi! Taxi! being shouted from every direction! I followed the lonely planet advice and went to the "official desk" but we still gt ripped off big time! For my first few days in Bangkok and think i must have had an invisable tattoo on my forehead saying "I like being overcharged"! When we got to Ko san Road, ... read more