So after nearly crashing on the way to Hanoi Airport as my taxi driver caught some winks at the wheel, I made my flight into Luang Prabang, Laos in one piece. Now here is a tale of the good samaritan. On arrival at Laos Customs, my fiscal firepower was a mixed arsenal of: 600,000 Vietnamese Dong, 2,000 Thai Baht and one crisp Scottish tenner, that I've been carrying in my wallet throughout this adventure and is destined for my first pint of Tennents (yes, I said Tennents, I admit it, I miss that watery fizz!) when I get back home. All in all, about 25 pounds, or $50 dollars in mixed currency. I thought this would be fine, but when I got to the VISA desk at Immigration, I was asked for $36 dollars. I had
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