My second destination for backpack travel was Southeast Asia for six weeks. Relaxed at Koh Samui, visited some friends in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, did home-stay in my friend's farmer family in Chiang Mai, and then moved to Laos. Laos was too relaxing place to extend travel to Vietnam and Cambodia. I have still missed to visit the two countries...
(The following pics are picked up from Google for images. Will upload my pics one day...)
Mekong River, Laos

Savannakhet, Laos
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