Suksavanh River Hotel Vientiane

... thought she was rather lousyenne. Get it? Laotienne. Look, give him a break, there's a reason why he was in IT and not on a stage in the Just For Laughs festival. Mind you, i had a good laugh when he called a monk-managed bingo a monkgo.<br><br>We had a papaya salad that was so spicy, it nearly peeled the tastebuds off our tongues. We couldn't taste much of the chicken that came after but it smelled really good. After we stuffed ourselves ...

... along the way who we shared cabins with. <br><br>We hired bikes and went to see some waterfalls and the old railway as well as relaxing in hammocks. The accommodation was just as basic as in Sihanoukville which we are now very used to.<br><br>A couple of days later we departed and going via Pakse we ended up in Vientianne where there really is zero to do here. As its the capital of Laos and so close to Thailand, people pretty much only come here to sort their Thai visa&#8217;s. If ...

So, we're getting a flight into China tomorrow from Laos, so thought I'd update my blog about my time here.<br><br>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 mountains on each side of the river, with nothing for miles except the occasional small ...

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... also walked to a spa near a Wat (temple). It turned out to be a steam room infused with herbs in a rickety treehouse. Thankfully, they hadn't set it up until we arrived, so it took a while to get too hot, but once it got after 15 minutes, it became unbearable so we all quit and got a tuk tuk home after looking round the Wat. So, I can see why people don't like spending time here, but it was a nice break for me in relative comfort!

... take far too long and I would do it justice to describe the basics on here, so thank you Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House _Harriers I knew I'd be running anywhere from 5 to 8 km that day so I took it easy. I walked around some. Found some Laos wine and crunchy PB. Had lunch at PVO which is an amazing Vietnamese sandwich shop. I did have a little impromptu workout here at the house that evolved into a yoga session, it was really intense and felt good to exert some ...

... in the afternoon. Tomorrow a chance of continued ****** with a ***** weather front coming down from the north. Basically, it's hotter than a snake's ass in a wagon rut. "<br><br>We're off to enjoy some cold ones, get some rest and get the camera sorted and will do some proper blogging with pics soon. Love to all<br><br>C n S<br><br>------------------------------ ---------------------------<br ...

... Ein von der Landschaft her wunderschoener Ort, der durch die Touris leider zu einem drogenverseuchtem Ballermann fuer Arme gemacht wurde (kann schon verstehen, dass die hier nicht so freundlich zu Touris sind). Sehr traurig alles. Ich bin auf jeden Fall froh, dass ich in der Nebensaison hier bin, ich glaube, sonst haette ich es dort keinen Tag ausgehalten.<br><br>Ich habe dann beschlossen auf das Weltberuemte Tubingen (man laesst sich ...

... All the colours of the rainbow and a few more, and really psychedelic designs all over it. Mainly about women. On top of that we had a ****-off electronic sign on the front that changed from saying "VIP Bus" to "King of Buses", bright blue headlights, oh and a certain something a few of you gary boys may have heard of - neons. Bright green neons!!!! It was like one of those cars out of The Fast and The Furious!<br><br><br><br>We got on and found our allocated seats ...

... up an army of Lao civilians, Hmong hilltribesmen (particularly useful as they felt little allegiance to the nation of Laos, were brave fighters and in need of money) and Thais. By this stage eastern Laos was overrun with Vietcong, some of whom were being hidden in villages by sympathetic, but in all likelihood ignorant, villagers. So began America's Secret War, which was so secret that the very term 'Laos' was to be replaced by the sinister term 'The Other Theatre'. The facts ...