It's going to be hard to leave this beautiful country.... but the best has yet to come!

Today we spent most of the day travelling from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong very close to the border between Thailand and Laos... we were advised not to stay here by the Health Canada travel advisory because of the high risk of malaria from mosquitos and some of the not so legal activities that take place on the border... I think they have a great sense of humour... but there are a lot of mosquitos around... thank Buddha for Malarone!

We have to say that the place where we are staying is very rustic and basic but very beautiful; the bonus is that they have internet access, albeit very slow.

It never seeks to amaze me that we have met such wonderful people on our trip... today we shared a couple of beers with people from Germany, Switzerland and Holland... we hope to catch up with some of them when we are in Europe.

Now we are looking forward to Laos, but sad at the same time to be leaving this wonderful country... The experience we have had with Thai people has been exceptional, but from what we hear about Laos we are in for a real treat... we look forward to keeping you updated.

We decided not to book a hotel in Pakbeng (the mid point on our slow boat trip)... but we are confident that we'll get a decent place when we get there... If not, there's always a park close by... Picture it, Ce in a park!... I don't think so! Me yes, but Ce!?

All our love

Signing off,

Derm & Ce

Very rustic and very beautiful

Ce relaxing on a stump whilst enjoying
a very cold beer

This is the dock that we're leaving  from tomorrow

Not a bad place to live... basic with a wonderful view

Ready for the next stage of our holiday

We have never seen florescent tubes
for street lights in all the places we
have been

Ce with the smiling dragon

Where we are staying 1

Where we are staying 2

The closest Ce has ever been to a bird