Thawee Guesthouse

... my bag would fall off the roof. We had a bit of a walk round the place before we settled on a place to stay. The Thawee Guesthouse was a vast improvement on the last place and in a suitable location. For our first evening we went for a curry at Khop Chai ...

... capital's waterfront, and we trudged around the city in the scorching sun for over an hour looking at guesthouses before deciding on Thawee. It's more expensive than we're used to, but with A/C & TV, I'm not complaining. Vientiane is likable enough, if ...

... Buddhas somewhere) and a folk museum that we agree has to be the best museum we have seen in the country (Sgt Major Thawee's Folk Museum - he also runs the Buddha-casting foundry). Well laid out and wonderfully done, it really gave a true perspective of ...

    Today we visited the Sargent Major Thawee Folk Museum which was very interesting.  There was a small section on San Yant (sacred tattoos) explaining the designs and what powers they would give their recipient.  I would really ...

Another long bus ride got me to the Capital City. I have seen the most tourist here than anywhere else I've been. Lots of "white people" but very few Americans.