I could tell from the first moment I arrived that I would love this town. Even though it's the capital, it's got a small town feel and you can easily walk everywhere. It's along the Mekong and the pace is relaxed which was so welcomed, I didn't feel like I was going to get hit by a motorbike everytime I crossed the street. I love it! I found thi...

Morjens Kirjottelen tata vahan jalkikateen ku en jaksanu Vientianessa kayda nettikahviloissa. Tulin joskus illalla ja ilma oli jarkyttavan kuuma. Lentokentan rahavirkailija ei puhunut sanaakaan englantia ja taisi muutenkin olla vahan kujalla, eika leimannut mun visaan oleskeluaikaa ollenkaan. Saapuvien puolella oli vain yksi kauppa jonka oli hel...

Vientiane is a capital of Laos, it's a very quite and laid-back city, not really much to do, in the late afternoon i crossed the border with Thailand and took a night train to Bangkok to continue my trip to Cambodia...

Hi We have arrived safely in yet another capital. Back to civilisation proper and expensive hotel rooms (well $14 expensive!). We have a few chores to do while we are here plus a bit of sightseeing. We have spent our first full day here swanning about town, carrying our dirty laundry and other classy activities. Our eyes have been popping out of...

November 29, 2007. 9:24 am Thai Time. 6:24 pm Pacific time. The last few days have been crazy, we had to run to the Laos border to renew visas and go to the embassy to apply for new travel visas when we rudely found out that our own were expired at the border in Myanmar. So we had about one and a half days to get out of Thailand, which is easie...

After looking at all the options, and considering the bus, which would have meant 2 12-hour bus journeys, I decided to fly to Vientiane. I was however, having second thoughts when I saw the plane on the runway, with propellers. This turned to mild panic when I discussed Lao airline's safety record with my neighbor Tom- "they don't have one, as t...

We decided to pop over to Vienti*ne for our l*st night, since we were so close to L*os *ll week long, seeing it right in front of our eyes, *cross the river where we st*yed *nd celebr*ted *ll these d*ys. Stephen, * r*ther h*ndsome guy st*ying in our guest house, *sked us if we w*nted to sh*re the tuk tuk to Vienti*ne, so the three of us left the...

Tom and I embarked upon Vientiane with the same non-map, non-LP, attitude that I approach each new town with, and wandered about for a guesthouse or restaurant, finding reprieve in a 'riverside' restaurant on the Mekong. At this point in the dry season, it's not much to look at, just a dinky little river with huge banks. In and of itself, the dr...

Round 2. My first entry was lost in cyberspace. After landing in Bangkok and taking a nap and a quick tour of the city, we headed off on our overnight train to Vientiane Laos. 12 hours, many bumps, stops, and jiggilng later we arrived in Laos. From the train station we caught a tuk tuk to the Friendship Bridge crossover into Laos. Imagine a wago...

Vientiane- not a huge amount to see here except for the huge market but just a stop off point really. The guesthouse was nice and there was a restaurant serving fried crickets and larvae but we passed, thanks. Luang Prabang is way nicer, no open sewers!!