Vientane - first stop Laos

I can't say much about Vientane as I only arrived there to spend the night.

My flight arrived at 2 pm so I was in the hotel - nothing special - by 3 pm. And I had the afternoon by myself since Chema would be arriving at night. So I did a bit of walking, eat something, and met a random guy who looked and sounded australian but ended up being Pakistani (Chema still thinks he is probably some kind of royalty there because his FB was so unreveiling).

We went to some random bar at night called the Wild West or something of the sort and it was Halloween night so we really had a laugh - laotians were going wild.

What drove me insane was that Laotians don't speak a wird of english - not on hotels, not on tourist agencies. No where. It's mental. So be prepared! I thinks Laos is a bit intimidating to do alone given this. So was really happy I was travelling with Chema. And then afterwards joined by another Argy - Andrea. 

Tips: pre-book hotel and stay in town. Met some people that had stayed out of town and as they were unable to communicate with their hostess could not find a way to explain drivers how to pick them up.