Showing posts with label Laos Vientiane Communist Chilled Relaxed Poor Cheap Mekong Nong Khai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laos Vientiane Communist Chilled Relaxed Poor Cheap Mekong Nong Khai. Show all posts

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Travel: Vientiane, Laos.

So while I lived in Thailand, I had to make visa runs to renew my passport. I decided to go to Laos via coach from Bangkok. A single ticket costs around 500THB and takes you all the way to Nong Khai which is a small border town that sits on the mighty Mekong River. You can then get a moterbike taxi for around 50THB from the town to Friendship Bridge. This bridge covers the Mekong River and is the