How awesome is life? Pretty awesome. 

I had a delightful morning walking and looking, and while consuming sugar and caffeine met the neatest gal. We spent the rest of the day sightseeing and talking.

Vientiane has a walkable central area. We saw a lot of the town in most of an afternoon. Tomorrow is something called Buddha park. It’s about 10 miles out of town. 

Food and bottled water is cheaper here. That’s a relief! Had a good bowl of soup for 2 bucks.

Nice, nice day!

Vientiane means “land of many mosquitos”…or it should! Holy cow!!

The bus ride today…glad that’s over. Everything was made okay again when the bus unexpectedly dropped us all off 2 blocks from our hotels. Usually they take you out of town a little bit, and you have to get a taxi.

I’m excited about tomorrow’s sightseeing. The riverfront walking area will be a great way to get some exercise. I’ve been slacking!

Goodnight All, and happy February!

Another bucket list item: check!

Up early today for my first ever hot air balloon ride. So great! It’s quiet and so peaceful up there. 

I finally found the nerve to get a haircut. The hairdressers here don’t cut a lot of non-asian hair, but I’m pleased with the result. For 6 bucks, it’s great!

Also, I took a nap.

Lol, really that was it. Took a couple walks across town and had a pretty good bowl of green curry for dinner.

Tomorrow I move on to Vientiane, the capital city of Laos. Looking forward to that. The bus ride should take just a few hours.

Goodnight!

Nice easy day. The minivan picked me up early, and the drive was uneventful.  Bad roads here in Laos made a 63 mile trip take 3 hours! It’s good, bc we drove safely. 

Checked in to the hostel here and saw the only thing there was to do (a wat), mailed a package,  had a beer,  rested, arranged for my next bus trip, and my hot air balloon trip. This all took 1 hour. Lol this isn’t a real big town.

Met some new acquaintances for an ok burger and some amazing fries.

Off to bed early for my 515 am wake up!

Goodnight!