So I went to Vientiane Laos get a tourist visa like I usually do but this time I decided to take some pics. I've done this journey to death about 8 times but I always sleep well on the train and I don't bother with Cambodia anymore. Vientiane is a very sleepy capital but it's decent for food, not too expensive and cheap to get to, has beer Lao, and also hands out Thai tourist visas with minimal fuss.
$35 for the Laos visa on arrival.
Restaurant/bar carriage at the back of the train.
Not the best pic but the beds are pretty comfy all things considered.
Visa on arrival.
Thai Embassy
10k kip bike easy for getting around.
No words for this faux pas
Once you hand your Visa form in you have to wait in the next building to pay your monies.
The 'wooden bar' on the riverfront has good local food and cheap beer only 10k kip a bottle.
Bor Pen Nyang:
Weird corner bar Korean or Japanese owned with a dozen hot girls behind the bar. No idea of the score with this bar in terms of barfining etc...
The Cantina.... Sorry I mean Samlo bar:
@home nightclub
Rules were made to be broken.
Random food pics:
Cheap breakfast inc nice coffee with a french press.
Western food in Sticky fingers.
Laap pork street food
Daytime drinking
Laos is a pain free and cheap visa run. Beer Lao is practically free at about 60฿ for a big one everywhere. The train from and to Laos is fun, and I always seem to meet interesting characters also on visa runs.