Lams Astray

Unfortunately, you can only travel on the Aussie dollar for so long. After 5 months of indulgence, it's time to cash up, for 2 Lams anyway!

The beauty of travel is that you never really know where you can end up. One day, your sipping beer by the Mekong, the next, your working in a kitchen in a remote part of the south island of New Zealand! This is where Alanna has found herself. She has taken a 5 month job as the Sous Chef at the Wilderness Lodge in Lake Moeraki. Her main reason for doing this is so she can get her arse back to the Mekong to drink more beer. A pristine environment, great local produce and some fabulous wines should amount to some excellent LAM stories. We look forward to hearing all about it.

Megan has been on the hunt for a job teaching english; it's no surprise she has found one in Vientiane. The capital of Laos is filled with awesome restaurants, coffee shops, pubs and super friendly locals. To call Vientiane a capital city is a bit of a contradiction in terms. The sidewalks are ever so slowly being paved and no one is in a hurry to do too much. The "city", which nestles alongside the Mekong river, moves at a slower pace than the current of the river itself. Megan's students are mainly teenagers and adults, and her time here will give her a great insight into the locals and the culture of Vientiane. She is living in a gorgeous apartment behind the "Just For Fun" cafe, an institution here, where Megan will no doubt find herself sipping coffee for many hours.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So Jack, aka Luke, has decided to not get involved with the dirty "W" word. Instead , I'm up for 6 weeks of travel throughout Laos. How do you like them apples. See ya!