To Vientiane the long way round

After dragging ourselves away from our hammocks, we headed north towards the captial via Tha Khet and Ban Khon Kan. These two tiny towns in the middle of nowhere were lovely places to break the journey. Although the journey itself was less lovely! The first trip saw us on local buses with crickets (seriously, a whole sack of live ones!), avocados, scooters, people, and god knows what else. The second leg was in the back of a truck. It's not the most comfortable way to spend three hours, but the views made up for it. Laos has some of the most dramatic scenery I've seen on the trip. It's quite simply breathtaking.

I'd show you. But, yep, still no luck with the photo upload business.

Lovely lovely Laos.

UPDATED - NOV 2010: Now with photos (from the new shiny camera). Woohoo! ;-)





How many people can you fit in one mini-van? Well, if it’s Cambodians doing the logistics…A LOT.

Two hours wedged into a jam-packed mini-van, followed by a bus, a short walk across the border, another bus and a wooden boat, and we made it to Don Khon. Our two days there extended into nearly a week before we even noticed. Time flies when you’re swinging in a hammock.

Waterfalls, forest walks, torrential rain and baking sun. Our 6 days on the banks of the Mekong river drifted by happily - and it was a struggle to leave.

Literally, a real struggle. We had to wait over two hours for a bus… Nothing in Laos PDR happens quickly. But that’s why I love it!


PS. I promise photos soon...t'internet is still not fast enough. Funny that...