Bangkok

Finally we have arrived in Bangkok! It is currently about 6am and what else should we ge up to first thing than get on the internet!!! Joe is feeling a lot better. Luckily where we stayed in Laos, we were a 5 min walk from the local hospital and the drugs appear to be working. We made it on a 7hr bus to Ventiane (Capital of Laos) and then a 10hr bus from Ventiene to Bangkok (overnight). Our first bus from Vang Vieng to Ventiene was fraught with problems - we had TWO seperate punctures on the bus we were on with only one spare tyre! Spent a couple of hours sitting on the road waiting for the driver to go off and find a spare spare tyre! What a journey, but we're safe and now back in Thailand. Today I think we are going to organise an overnight bus to take us to Koh Tao - hopefully this is where I can do a scuba diving course and joe can relax a little. So glad things are getting back to normal!