This is a place that's often left unrecommended by visitors, not many rave about it; books and people would say ah two days is enough. And we didn't expect to stay, it was a tactical point to open up more southern Laos for us, we were happy and exhausted leaving the stunning Nong Khiaw! And here, we actually stayed a week, it would be our last Laos stop. We found many gems, un-postcard worthy perhaps, but cherished artifacts for our memories. Maybe we like underdogs. Vientiane. What we found here - - Korean food! Oh my, so good. Three nights we'd go for a different Korean restaurant and were so treated with Bibimbap in stone bowl, spicy kimchi stew, the delightful little Banchan dishes which are topped up throughout, and the yummy black rice, the cabbage
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