After a 12 hour train ride, 2 hours at the border and another hour on the road or so we finally made it somewhere. Laos is one of the poorest countries in the world. I heard it was awesome here but I was kind of expecting the worst. Right away it was evident that Laos had far less money than Thailand. Their roads aren't paved, most houses are unfinished etc etc. During the ride I was beginning to wonder if we'd like it here. Vientiane is the capital of Laos. Unlike other Asian capitals it's not busy at all. Things were calm, the tuk tuk drivers weren't aggressive, and things were really laid back. I quickly began to realize that this city was the much needed break I needed away from the city. Bangkok together with
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