We had a horrendous journey from Cambodia to Vientiane in Laos- arriving 27hrs and 4 buses later. We had a 4.30 am start, were both sick in the coach toilet in the morning from dodgey bread, then the air con broke... it was sweltering for about 1.5 hrs before it came back on. Then we didn't have enough money for the Laos visa and they threatened to leave us at the border (but we managed to make up the rest with Thai baht) and finally they crammed an extra 20 people on the bus that sat on the aisle on plastic stools! By this time me and Jake were in laughing in hysterics because the day had been so awful, Jake saw the people get on and just said 'those poor souls' which set me off for ages.
After only spending a day in Vientiane we decided to leave for Vang Vieng the next day on another five hour bus, it was here we planned to spend New Years. Vientiane is a nice city, much cleaner and prettier than Bangkok. There seems to be alot of money around and everyone drives in nice cars and there is much less poverty in the streets but there is not alot to do for tourists.
Vang Vieng is out in the country surrounded by the mountains and extremely pretty. The main attraction is tubing during the day time, where you rent out the inner tube of a bus tyre and float down a river lined with bars, zip wires and swings and they try and get you plastered. You have to be so careful though because there have been quite a few fatalities and injuries.
Tonight is New Years and Jake has been sick again this morning, hopefully he will be well enough to celebrate tonight!
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