Vientiane Resorts - Reviews and Rates

So, we're getting a flight into China tomorrow from Laos, so thought I'd update my blog about my time here.

We started with a two day slow boat journey from the Thai border down the Mekong river. Despite it being a little crampt and uncomfortable journey, it was lovely seeing the sights of the Mekong river, surrounded by jungles and mount...

When I stepped aboard the overnight bus from Pakse to Vientiane I immediately realized how nice it was compared to the other overnighters I took while in Vietnam. In the bus there is a narrow isle separating two rows of bunk beds along each side of the bus, each bed with neatly folded clean and comfy pillows and blankets. We even received comple...

Pete and me (Ari had gone to Tad Lo) got our pick up from Sabadee Guesthouse at about half seven in the evening (after paying the extortionate 190,000 kip for a ticket) and got taken to the bus station. Bought some snacks for the journey including a Magnum (standard - on holiday), and then saw our bus. Our amazing bus. This double decker looked ...

We are now in Vientiane and it seems like a pretty cool capital city, very laid back. I went to the doctors today and it seems my burn is infected, I had to get the burnt skin cleaned off, but it should be able to heal up now. The worst part is I can't get it wet! So no swimming, no tubing in Vang Vieng, nothing! What bad timing. We have been bu...

Got to Laos safe and sound on what was a suprisingly comfy 22hour bus trip. We're loving Laos already. It's quiter, more laid back and the people are so freindly. We treated ourselves to a nice hotel for the next 2 nights (still only $25 a night) before we head to Vang Vieng. By the way, Bia Lao is fantastic and cheep.

Desde Vang Vieng hasta Vientiane en Kayak por el Nam Lik, pasando por rapidos y por paisajes que nunca podre olvidar como la mayoria de parajes en esta parte del mundo. Vientiane es la capital de Laos y esta en la costa del magico Mekong ofreciendo unas vistas magicas y unas puestas de sol de postal. La ciudad en si no tiene much que ofrecer, un...

Well, we arrived in the quite obviously French-built Vientiane airport and made it to our hotel (this time the cabbie actually took us there rather than to the other side at town!). However, we have since discovered that it's the Lao New Year. Vientiane only has a couple of sights, but even those are closed. We tried Wat Sisaket and Thang Luang ...

We were pretty excited to visit Vientiane. Konrad had been there five years prior, but had only stayed for the night, so he didn't have any real lasting impressions of the town. The English teaching market in Vientiane is growing and we were quite interested in exploring the possibilities whilst there. Before we arrived, I'd read a bit about the...

The Capital!!!! Populaton 200,000. The bus here was crazy, we started out full and over the course of the 5 hour bus it moved up to too full, then to people hangin onto windows. Its alright, it Lao.....no problem!!!! Got here and moved swiftly through the bus terminal where a tuk-tuk driver took us to our place (Sihom Guesthoust) which had a rid...

A quick, one-day stop in Vienatiane on our way back to Bangkok before going home. I was really sad to leave as Laos proved to be an unforgettable country. But I'll be back....