Beau Rivage Vientiane
Fa Ngum Road, Ban Seetarn Neua Vientiane, 54120, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
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Spiritual Laos
The flight into Luang Prabang was very scenic, passing over jungle covered mountains then following the path of the Mekong until we landed. Brett (being a plane spotter!) was particularly interested in our 'turbo-prop' plane (to the rest of us: one with propellers held together with superglue), so we stood and took a few piccies before heading in …
Are We in Laos?
Monday was our last day in Luang Prabang, which we already miss quite dearly. It's a beautiful little city with some wonderful people.
Today, we flew to Vientiane, the capital city of Laos. In arriving in Vientiane, one wouldn't know that Laos is a less-developed country. There are thousands of vehicles and motorbikes on the road. The …
Vientiane (Or: The Sandalwood City)
Not much to say about Vientiane. Vientiane's the capital of Laos. It was actually pronounced Wieng Chan, which means Sandalwood City, but the French mucked around with the spelling. Although it's the capital, it's still Laos, so there's not too much traffic or noise in Vientiane. But the city's not much to look at. It's dirty and polluted. Here, …
Laos
We arrived in Vientianne - the Capital of Lao at about 6pm - we were the only plane and thus the only customers in the international airport at that time. So we filled out our form and paid our 30US dollards for our Visa's and went through immigration. Customs was already closed so we were straight through and out to our driver who loaded our gear …
12.10pm - Hel-lao!
Monday 30 August, 12.10pm, The Spirit House
I wish you could see where I am right now. I'm sitting in a tiny bar, right on the banks of the Mekong River. Colourful trees in flower crowd the windows and the wooden porch whilst ceiling fans lazily turn overhead – the breeze floating gently in through the open shutters and the cold …



