Lane Xang Hotel Vientiane

... s all a bit of a mystery. Luckily I had Daphne to keep me company as Phonsavan is a pretty depressing little town. It’s just a line of concrete buildings and it was really dark, windy and actually cold while we were there. Most of it was destroyed during the Indochina war and there is still a lot of UXO (unexploded ordinance) which the government is working hard to clear. Everywhere you go there are little plaques on the ground to let you know ...

... some anti-biotics - we're making a habit of visiting clinics in each capital city, we'll try and make this the last time ! To celebrate we went bowling and I actually won the first game (Paul won the next 2). The floor was uneven and pitched the ball to the centre, which is very helpful. But not as helpful as the pin collecting machine which tended to knock over any pins I failed to hit on my first attempt - a couple of times I had to bowl my second ...

... able to get a hold of Wes. He told me to meet him in the middle of town at a popular monument. I found a travel agent and they supplied me with a fantastic map of not only Vientiane, but all of Laos. It was a short 10 minute walk and a 10 minute wait and Wes showed up on his scooter.<br><br>I hopped on we drove 5 minutes to his place. He has a beautiful set up 2 blocks from the presidential palace. Wes got me set up here with orientation of the house and city then was off to work. I was ...

... and drove along the first and only railway line in all of Laos. Other than that it was all about relaxing. We decided one day that we&#8217;d done enough relaxing on Don Khon and that it was time to go and relax over on Don Det (the adjacent island). Relaxing on Don Det was much better. We had hammocks at our guest house there, which makes the world of difference! Actually, that place turned out to be our cheapest accommodation is Asia to date ($2/night ...

... European influence, mainly French, mainly in the buildings and the cafes on the riverside but it is very nicely mixed with the Asian culture, making it a great place to just walk around and hang out. We spent three days in Louang Prabang before heading towards the north of Thailand. There are four ways to go to Thailand from here: 1) the easiest, by plane...but as we are supposed to be backpackers...not an option; 2) two days boat trip on the Mekong river...apparently very ...

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