Syri 1 Guesthouse Vientiane

... a guesthouse that had been recommended by my RG, which goes by the name of Mixok. We took a wrong turn due to the map being inaccurate, but soon we arrived, already sick of carting our backpacks around. We then checked in - massive error. The room<br>looked a bit spartan on a cursory glance, but as we were only staying for a two nights, we though what the hell. After sorting out our stuff we used the internet next door briefly, then wandered down the street to see if Lao ...

... de 3 heures cette fois ci<br><br>----------------------------- --------------------------------------- -------------------------<br><br>We didn't want to spend too much time in Vang Vieng like you would have understand it, we left the morning for Vientiane and cut the trip halfway with a 2 hours kayak with Lao BBQ lunch on a rock !

Don't panic - I'm not in Paris, I don't think!<br><br>The Capitol of Laos lies just north of the Thai border and is quite a surprise.<br><br>The houses here are colonial looking, and in many places quite luxurious. It looks and feels like europe only Tuk Tuks loudly announce that you're in Asia. Baguettes are sold at stalls, Brasseries, Restaurants, Pattisseries line the street along with the odd Italian Pizzaria and a Citron 2CV is ...

... time being in touch and missing each other... alas, she was off to Hanoi the next morning....<br><br>So the day after was my first full day in Vientaine and it was HOT! First time I'd seen sun since Pai a few weeks before..... to cool down I went to the national museum in the morning (interesting but nothing worth blogging about!) then in the afternoon I felt like a proper traveller... got a local bus (where I was the only non-local) to Buddha Park (a popular attraction but most ...

When I think back I cannot believe I have been to Vientiane twice. The major sights of this city could be visited in about two hours and I cannot believe you would want to spend more than two hours here. The majority of the French influenced streets are filled with pretentious, expensive tourist restaurants, hotels and shops and the city ...

... 12.30pm and sailed through Lao immigration and Customs driving into Laos less than an hour later. We actually didn't see a lot during the 25k drive into Vientiane as it was still pouring down. We were concentrating on the route to our hotel and also the road has changed to driving on the right. I think I proved to be quite handy as a spare pair of eyes! Great delight when we finally arrived at our next 'home' for two nights. Gorgeous and so cosy. On the other side of the Mekong ...

... sight recommended to us by the drunken Swedish boy from Vang Vieng! The centre helps raise money for people who have lost limbs, mostly by landmine accidents, as well as helping them receive medical care and artificial limbs. Unbelievably there are still 80 million unexploded landmines across Laos! As we walked around the visitor centre, viewing stories of people who had lost limbs or lost children to landmine accidents, I had a tear in my ear ...

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