Mongkol Hotel Vientiane
025 Fagnum Road, Ban Sithan Neau Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
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26 Std. Fahrt nach Hanoi
... gern einen Whisky-Cola trinken wollen. Nachdem tatsächlich Whisky, Cola und Becher gekauft und diese dann ausgespült sind, geht es in den Bus. Aber WAS IST DAS? Netti und ich sollen uns in letzter Reihe unten einquartieren – mit einem Engländer zusammen sollen wir uns also die je 40cm Liegen teilen – und in der letzten Reihe unten, bedeutet das dann eben: LIEGEN – 26 Std. lang ohne sich aufrichten zu ...
Slow boat down the Mekong
... There was only one counter opened and people were arriving across the river at a much faster rate than they were processing the visas so there ended up with a scrum of people trying to get seen. Finally we were officially into Laos, but only about half a mile across the river away from where we had spent last night.
We had arranged to take the slow boat from the Thai border to Luang Prabang, this took shape in a long thin wooden boat, maybe double the size of a canal narrow ...
Living in limbo, lazing in Laos….
... else. I stole that description from a very old Spanish Guide book. When, as a student I was posted to the town of Lugo, Galicia for my wild and whacky year abroad in Spain, said guide book described it as “not a destination in its own right, more somewhere to visit on your way to somewhere else…” I am beginning to wonder if my whole life is destined to be a journey without final destinations, so to speak…
I am finding ...
The Journey to the Laos Capital, Vientiane
... other capital cities I had been fortunate enough to visit, e.g. Beijing, Hanoi, Bangkok. Vientiane at only 1.3m people certainly has a small population, but even so it is a fascinating place which has a real charm about it. We stayed in a hotel which was seemingly located in the main backpacker strip. The accommodation was comfortable and we were to spend one night there, with 2 full days to explore the local ...
Sa-bai-dee!!
... Monarchy during the golden age of Laos. As we walked past we noticed how many children were kicking footballs around and wearing premier league tops. Mark in his Derby shirt couldnt resist when the ball landed at his feet and quickly slipped of his flipflops and was kicking around with the kids attemping some skills and trying to tell everyone how great Derby are!
The second day we decided to leave and catch a bus to Vang Vieng ...


