Slow Boat down the Mekong Ok, so we made it to Laos alright, with one of the most lax border crossings we have seen so far, as well as one of the most novel. Arrived off our minibus, and had our visa taken care of whilst we sat and had a rest, then a longtail boat across the Mekong River, then checked in on the Laos side, without anything so much as an official in sight, except behind the counter asking for an extra 2000kips of "overtime money" (about 20p). After some bad advise by a Thai person, on the Thai side of the border, we made the crossing without hardly any cash, only to find no cash machines available, and no other means of getting cash out (visa or money exchange). Meaning James had to
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