Hey, We have one helluva blog for you, so, before you start reading further grab yourself a glass of wine, a beer or a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy! It all started when we booked our tickets for the bus to Laos at the guesthouse in Hanoi. We asked "how long does the bus take to get to Vientienne in Laos" the reply was "22 hours".........brilliant! We were given the option of $16 or $21, the latter being a more comfortable ride, we all decided on the $21 option. The next day Gill, Tom, Steve, Ollie and I were picked up at 5.30pm at our guesthouse in a minibus which holds 12, by the time we got to the bus station there were 16 people in the fecking thing all on top of each
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