Vientiane-Luang Prabang

View from the top! Helluva climb but definitely worth it!

The awesome six tiered Kuang Si waterfall, outside Luang Prabang.

View from the boat of the Mekong and surrounding countryside.

The silhouettes of the mysterious Buddha images enshrined in the Pak Ou caves,

outside Luang Prabang, Laos.

Yummy interesting whisky sold on the banks of the Mekong at some small village en route to the Pak Ou caves, Luang Prabang, Laos, early April 2006.

International mixture bonding over beer! Vang Vieng.

As the sun goes down, fishermen finish for the day. Vang Vieng.

The outstandingly beautiful scenery. View from our bungalow on the Ang Nam Ngum river, Vang Vieng, Laos, early April 2006.

Sunset over the mighty Mekong! Vientiane, Laos, early April 2006.

Ben, very happy to be at the national monument, Wat Pha That Luang, Vientiane,

early April 2006.

Ben's birthday!!! Celebrating in style, Vientiane, Laos, 2nd April 2006.

Angkor & Temples

A storm rolled in just in time to create some wonderfully atmospheric images!

Time for more posing at historic sites!

View from off the causeway where all five towers may be seen at once.

The awesome, imperial majesty that is Angkor Wat! One of the world's architectural wonders! Spectacular!

One of the Ta Prohm temples being taken back by the forest, a huge tree and its roots covered in strangler fig.

Ben and Chris posing at the overgrown temples at Ta Prohm, Angkor complex.

Chris and giant stone face (on the statue!) on one of the upper levels.

The incredible and eerie structure that is Angkor Thom. Each square tower has a face on each side staring off into the thick forest.

A local woman burns incense and prays to Buddha, Angkor Thom, Cambodia, end March 2006.

The imposing and impressive South Gate, flanked on either side by teams of gods and demons pulling on either end of a great serpent's tail, Angkor temples, Cambodia, end March 2006.

Koh Chang-Cambodia

Our dream, luxury mini-bus transport for the SIX hour journey along the road from hell!!! Poipet to Siem Reap, Cambodia, end March 2006.

Welcome to the Kingdom of Cambodia! Crossing at the border from Aranyaprathet, Thailand into Poipet, Cambodia. Loud and smelly!

Celebrating Ben's unofficial, Queen-like birthday with whiskey buckets (not very Queen-like!) with Linda and Stephen on White Sands Beach, Koh Chang, end March 2006. (Not quite 2nd April yet!)

Ben's turn in the driving seat! And he still hasn't even ridden a horse!

Chris actually riding the elephant (I definitely would not say controlling or driving the elephant!) Hey, horse riding it isn't!

Mother and baby elephant during our elephant jungle trek on 'Elelphant Island'! ('Chang' in Thai means elephant!)

Our impressive 'Chang' beer bottle collection on Koh Chang with Linda and Stephen. (Earned us quite a reputation with the staff!)

View along Hat Tha Nam: 'Lonely Beach', Koh Chang, March 2006.

Our own little beach bungalow! Home for a few days at Nature Beach, Koh Chang, end March 2006.

Yeah, life's been hard these past few weeks! 'Beer o'clock' on Koh Chang, end March 2006.

Kanchanaburi & the River Kwai

It's been a long day for the little one!

Young novice monks on the train back to Bangkok.

The bridge over the River Kwai, March 2006.

One of the trestle bridges of the Death Railway, en route from Kanchanaburi to the current end point at Nam Tok, March 2006. (Originally constructed by the POWs entirely from wood and spanning a high gorge over the river)

Chris loving the bomb! 'Make love not war!!!'

Sharing a romantic (!) moment at sunset at the Bridge over the River Kwai, March 2006.

Gorgeous, floating raft houses, on the River Kwai, our home in Kanchanaburi, March 2006.

Big Cats and Buddhas

And most couples get a dog!

Chris deciding if she just keeps walking with him right out the gate she'll be able to take him home in her backpack!

Going walkies!

He's just about to pounce, honest!

More tigers!

Ben and new friend, Tiger Temple, March 2006.

Chris with beautiful, big pussy cat! The 'Tiger Temple', Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua Temple, Outside Kanchanaburi, March 2006.

The fantastic, iconic image of a Buddha's head entwined in the roots of a bayan tree, Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayuttayah, March 2006.

Tourist monks complete with cameras and shopping, Ayuattaya, March 2006.

Palace with a hundred Buddhas, Ayuttayah, March 2006.

Bangkok and bugs!

The originally titled 'Big Buddha' in Bangkok.

The spectatcular Gold plated chedi (pointy domey thing) of the Grand Palace, Bangkok.

Chris being a God or a demon (can't remember which! Probably a demon!) at the Grand Palace, Bangkok, March 2006.

The Royal Grand Palace, Bangkok, March 2006

Thai Boxing at Lumphini Stadium, Bangkok, March 2006.

'The Reclining Buddha' Wat Pho, Bangkok, Mid March 2006.

Wat Arun, Bangkok March 2006.

Bangkok, Mid March 2006.

Poor crispy locust making a bid for freedom!

Bangkok, Mid March 2006.

This will be the deep fried giant hissing coackroach (not hissing anymore I hasten to add!) Ben is tucking into!

Bangkok, Mid March 2006

Mmmmm.... restaurants a bit thin on the ground so we decided to catch dinner that night! Only kidding, we actually paid good money for these delicious morsels! Who needs 'I'm a Celebrity..."?! Unfortunately we wolfed down the big, shiny black scorpion before we remembered to get the camera out!