Here we go! :)

Only 9.5 hrs till take off and in true Aussie style, just finished packing and finally ready to go!

Just a quick recap with our fundraising, so far we have raised Approx $1225 AUD, below is a breakdown of where these funds came from:

Indiegogo Online Campaigns: 540 AUD (Still running with 4 days to go!)
Downer Golf Clubs Auction: 55 AUD
David and myself painting the pillars in our office: 380 AUD
Cash donations from family and friends: 250 AUD

So far, we have used the money raised as below:

• Books secured so far - 240 AUD (Only a small amount of stock left in vientiane so we are looking to purchase more books in Luang Prabang on our way)
• Uniforms for the Ban Oh school children - 370 AUD

This leaves approx $615 AUD left to spend. At least 100 of this will likely be spent on more books in Luang Prabang to compliment our already purchased books (Momosign books which are currently not available in Vientiane - Fingers crossed!).

The funds left over after this purchase will be put aside for the next step of connecting the Ban Oh village school to the Water and Electricity from the village (Approx 1km from the school). Whilst we won't be able to be there to see this happen, we will be working very closely with Mr Vongsamay to facilitate and fund the cost of materials required to make these vital connections. So excited to see this come to fruition very soon!

There is still time to contribute to this years event, feel free to visit our campaign by clicking the Donate link at the top right of our blog page, CLOSES IN 4 DAYS!

You can also see where we are on our journey in realtime with our GPS Tracker, see the link at the top right of our blog page.

Thank you again everyone for your immense support and well wishes for our adventure, we are truly blessed to have so many good friends that are willing to share in this experience with us.

Oh well, best be off to bed to get some ZZZZZ's before our early start to the Gold Coast Airport tomorrow morning.

Best Regards, Christopher & David

Only a week to go!

WOW, how quickly the last few months have passed. Here's hoping our month away passes somewhat slower.

We leave the beautiful Gold Coast next Saturday 24th Oct bright and early and fly to Udon Thani Thailand, the starting point for our adventure.

Our good friend Mr Moto (Amarin) has our bikes prepared and ready to roll! New Tyres and heavy duty tubes and we should be right.

Only a few weeks left on our latest fundraising campaign, feel free to check this out here of you can use the link on the top right of our Blog Page. Thanks to your support, we have raised enough money to purchase the uniforms and books for this years event. We had learnt that the school we are visiting doesn't have electricity or running water as the building is located approx. 1km from the village and they have not had the money or resources to make this connection happen. Well that's going to be changing very soon!

Any more funds we can raise will be used to help make this connection, meaning the kid's will be able to have electricity and running water to the village school in the near future. Imagine your child going to a school with no electricity and running water (For drinking and sanitation), something we take for granted in the first world.

Thank you to everyone for helping to make this happen each and every year, we are humbled by your support and dedication to this cause which we are so passionate about, without you, none of this would be possible!

We look forward to sharing this trip with you via our blog, with pictures and stories of our experience throughout this amazing journey. This year we will also have a GPS Tracker so you can see where we are live and watch our progress on the map in real time. Below is the link to this site (Note: It will not show a location until Saturday 24th onwards). There will be a fixed link at the top right of our blog page so feel free to follow us and leave us messages on our journey.

Track us live on GPS!

Kindest Regards, Chris Jilley & David Burrows

2012 Blog Posts Uploaded!

Hey Folks,

We have uploaded our blog from our first solo (Non Guided) tour back in November 2012. This was the longest trip we have ever done and was a real doosy! Check it out, some really cool pics and incidents along the way :D

Will upload a summary and photos from our first Guided Tour in 2009 in the next week to share with you all.

Don't forget, last chance to donate to this years events in the village Ban Oh. Check out the last blog post for details on how to donate. Feel free to share with others and follow us on our adventure beginning 24th October (Under 3 weeks now!)

Last Chance to make a donation to this years events!

Sabaidee!

Only 2.5weeks until we fly, so excited!!!

We have secured the uniforms as well as arranged the books for the party with extra's to give out throughout southern Laos.

The village school we are visiting this year in "Ban Oh" is located about 1km from the village and they have not been able to run plumbing (Water) and Electricity to the school building from the village as yet.

Any extra money we raise for this trip will go towards purchasing cabling and works to help complete this connection meaning the children can have water to drink at the school as well as being able to use a toilet and have lighting/audio etc in the school building. Something we take for granted for our children in the western world.

You can help to make this possible by simply sharing this cause or making a donation at the link below. Donations close Oct 26th 2015. (Book Party currently planned to be held on the 10 - 12th November).

Click Here to Make a Donation!

Whether or not you donate, we would like to invite you to follow us on our journey this year to share in the amazing experience we know we about to embark on.

Stay tuned for more updates and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me directly at illyjay@gmail.com.

Finally, a special thanks to some of our amazing friends without whom none of this would be as easily possible.

• Mr & Mrs Malibayphit as well as their amazing daughters, Angela, Luna and Nana Malibayphit of the Sainamhai Resort in the Khammoune Province of Laos - This family has been helping their communities for many years prior to us meeting, since meeting they have spent a great deal of their own time and resources helping us to help so many children in southern Laos on their learning adventure, giving hope and promise to so many.
• Mr Martin Momoda the creator of Momobooks who has invested much time in creating and publishing these amazing resources as well as the Momosign learning program which has helped thousands. Great work Martin, we are truly blessed to know you.

And of course, all of you taking the time to read this blog and share in our adventure, we appreciate you all more than words can express!

Let's make this year's events fantastic. Happiness never decreases by being shared!

Kind Regards, Chris Jilley & David Burrows

Ban Oh... Here we come!

Hello all,

We are so excited to share with you all the village and school we will be visiting in November this year to host a book party for the 73 students there.

Our very good friends Mr Vongsamay Malibayphit and his beautiful wife Goud, owners of the amazing Sainamhai Resort who are vital in helping to organise this for us each year have visited the village to announce our intentions to bring some education supplies and uniforms to the village school.

If you would like to donate and be a part of this great cause, feel free to click here

A little goes a long way, a little from many goes even further!

The school is in the village Ban Oh, whilst they have a school building where the children can learn, it is some distance between the village and the school and they have not been able to get electricity and water to the school building itself. Any money left over from our fundraising efforts this year after the purchase of the books and uniforms for this trip will be used to fund getting electricity and water to the school building so the children can use a toilet and have drinking water whilst at school, something we take for granted in our developed societies.

Stay tuned to join us on our adventure beginning Oct 24th 2015!

Happiness never decreases by being shared :) Feel free to share this blog

Our Trips

Not long to go :)

Sabaidee all,

Only 2 months to go until we are back at it again. We are so excited to be able to share our adventure with you all again and look forward to the many happy faces we will meet along the way,. So far for our upcoming trip we have raised almost $1000 towards the education supplies and uniforms for this book party. 


If you would like to make a donation, please feel free to visit our latest fundraising campaign by clicking here

We would love to raise enough to host a book party for 2 schools in our time there this year as well as have books to take with us on our journey to give out to children and families.

We look forward to sharing this adventure with you all via this blog. Be sure to follow the blog so you don't miss out on any of the action and great times!

Thanks for following or supporting us, all the best. Christopher Jilley and David Burrows