Haysoke Guest House Vientiane

... ones to board our slow boat. Last to arrive = cheap seats at the back = wooden benches with no cushions because everyone else is hogging them, next to the noisy engine and next to the smelly toilet! To be honest it wasn’t all that bad, after coming to terms with the fact that we had a very long journey ahead of us everyone soon sprawled out on the floor and started chatting or playing cards. Surprisingly we arrived safe, dry and even in the ...

We had heard people say that the bus from Hanoi to Laos was hell - 24 hrs, border crossing, crammed bus, etc., but it wasn't too bad. The blokes in charge of the bags of rice on board could have been less dictatorial and they had to be persuaded to drop us off at least somewhere near our destination, but what can you do! <br>After the success of biking around Hue, we decided to bike around Vientiene, seeing their "Arc de Triumph", the palace, a few temples and one of the better ...

... went for the market ended up searching for food in the fresh food market and decided they were in the wrong place so headed back to the hotel start again.<br><br>Soon after Ali caught Mr. Baker red handed trying to buy the same shorts as him from the same shop, so after a little persuasion to get different shorts Baker ended up dancing in the middle of the shop because the shorts fitted him!

... wrong way, which sucks. More often than not I found an X. It became a joke, that if you saw me running down a street, trail, or back alley, run the opposite direction. Numb Nuts gave me **** about that while we were in the circle after the race by asking "How many turn arounds did you run into?" I said "I don't know, I lost count." Some laughed. He says "Is that because you encountered a lot or can Americans just not count that high?" Everyone laughs, including myself. It's that kind of ...

... for a traditional lao massage. Laos has a curfew and everyone has to be off the streets by 10pm although they tend not to enforce this on tourists so much, the only place excepmt from this is the......... bowling alley so this is where we headed for some late night games. <br><br>the next day we wen to the moring market and then spent time in laos only water park it had 3 slides and 2 were out of order but it was ...

... English at a local school. It was just a few days but perhaps the most memorable of my whole trip so far. <br><br>Laos is really all about two main things. The Mekong river and the people. Sitting by the river with a cold beer, watching the fisherman, contemplating life, the meaning of existence and where you can buy some nice salted pistachios is a joy. A simple joy that clears your mind and makes you feel content. <br><br>The second part of Laos ...