Moving South

Hi all, and thanks for the comments! :)
Laos for me has had highlights and low lights, pleased to be moving on tomorrow to Pakse in an overnight bus! Viengtaine isn't my favourite place nor is Vangvieng...

Lowlights:
got a slight cold (probably from the cave tubing)
bus rides to each next destination - sorry mum, but sometimes i dont think i'll make it out alive!
the down right rude, egocentric, noisey boys on the slow boat (for 2 days!!!!) keeping us up till 3am... then hearing them vomiting for hours after... NOT PLESANT!
Vomiting for a few hours due to over heating & a headache

Laos Highlights:
cheap tasty market food & fruit shakes
delightful little wine bars
Wedding Anniversary in Luang Prabang - the hotel made such a fuss!!!
Seeing silk weaving across the river in a village
Watching saa paper being made (similar to tapa making process)
Sunsets on the Mekong
1 hr Laos Massage
Cave tubing
kayaking down the river in Vangvieng
hearing buddha mythology at temples
meeting Viv & Rob from Holland who are travelling for about a year including NZ, sorry we won't be there to put you up for a few nights, talk about bad timing!

Arina & Jared - i LOVE the snowman pic, you 2 must be freezing!!! Meanwhile i'm sitting in 30+ degree heat! Sorry to hear J is under the weather :( see you in a few months and stay safe! p.s. thanks for the lovely warm anniversary wishes! xox
Adam & Fi - How is the job hunting going? And come to think of it house hunting too???
Tash - Thanks to you both for the warm wishes!
Mum & Dad - no need to worry (accept when ever i'm in a minivan with a crazy Laos driver and animals are walking across roads so we have to swerve to miss them!) We are both doing well! Hope you had such a blast in ChCh with the whanau. p.s. You know Shaunie would never let anything happen to me mum!
Jeannette & Peter - Thanks for putting up with mum and dad, hope they weren't too much trouble... he he he
Ma & Pa - thanks for all your emails, for checking in on mum, and for your anniversary wishes! xox
Justine, Sabine & Rohan - if you ever go to Thailand, you are going to need to get a container to ship everything back you'd want to buy for your house! Every market place has something that i think would be perfect for your home. Hope the new year has started well and Sabine likes her new class.
Kahn - thanks for your email! Let me know when you've organised and confirmed dates for Europe, can't wait to see you, love to your mum too - Eldene, hopefully you're reading that yourself and managed to get on to my blog xox
Big hugs and kisses to everyone who is taking the time to read our travels! xox