Samsenthai Hotel Vientiane

... else is in store.<br><br>November 10:<br><br>I'd have to say "rolling along" sounds a lot easier than what actually took place. After our dinner in Vientiane, we were supposed to hop on a Super VIP sleeper bus, and oh the pictures we were shown were lux. Well nothing is ever as expected in this country... Turns out that Super VIP really means extra cramped skinny midget beds for fat foreigners. "Ha, ha stupid falong,* you ...

... br><br>Pour se rendre dans le sud, il etait plus rapide d'utiliser les routes de la Thailande, nettement en meilleur etat. Et comme nous etions tout pres du Cambodge, on n'a pu resister a la tentation d'aller visiter le fameux site D'Angkor Vat. Le passage des frontieres est toujours un peu stressant, on ne sait jamais quels trucs administratifs les douaniers vont exiger. Le tout s'est bien deroule, mais l'entree au Cambodge a suscite ...

October 3rd <br>So we took off on our Laos Airlines flight and we were in Vientiane in 40 minutes. We were both quite hungry, after being guesthouse-bound the whole day. Straight after booking into our lovely hotel we set off to find food. <br>Before we go any further i must mention: we were staying amongst a rural/working class populous. This part of Vientiane had no tourists. We walked down a few dark paths, carried on through until the main road and hey presto we got ...

... that we were all fit and well, and once again we got hit with another "tax", this time they wanted 2000 dong or $1 ($1 actually equates to 17,000 dong). Again we were told that all non-Vietnamese had to pay this. It seemed pretty legit as we were given receipts for the tax. We then had to go to a 3rd window to get stamped in to the country and have our Visas checked. The 3 soldiers on the window clearly did not like westerners and did their very best to annoy us by ignoring our ...

... So, I spent a few hours on my first two days at the Thai Embassy. It's a pretty easy process but you do meet some characters...there are some strange Westerners who have decided to settle in Thailand and have to make the border run on occasion for a new visa. It's pretty quick to get to Vientiane from Bangkok. They get straight off the train and head to the embassy, many with a beer or a bottle of whiskey in hand. They complain about having to spend the night in terrible ...

... There are mud piles for tug-of-war and when people finish with the free shots and Beer Lao they hop on their tube and make their way to the next bar. So, obviosuly, this was quite a large day. I think it took us 6.5 hours to reach the end, and the journey itself was only 4km's. We arrived back in town just as the sun set. Ha! Also on the menu at these "bars" were specialty items such as mushroom tea, "happy shakes", joints and opium. Be sure to take your ...

... menjar que esta molt bo i a uns preus irrisoris.<br><br> *******************************<br><br> The capital is not the most attractive place in Laos, but I ended up spending three days here to sort out my visa to Vietnam and get a seat in the 24-hours bus to Hanoi. I wandered around the city and visited many temples, got a massage and sweat a lot! The best in this small city is food, which is very good and cheap.<br>

... my bed with a person. But I pulled the covers over my head to pretend I was asleep and luckily I was only 1 of 2 people who ended up with a bed to myself, once all the newcomers were onboard. Was a pretty uncomfortable arrangement for 1. I'm not a tall guy and even I couldn't stretch out. Never knew sleeper buses existed until now. Rudely awoken at 6.30 am by the sound of Lao music blaring out of the speaker next to my head. Maybe the 3rd ...

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