Vientiane
February 10th 2008 A long 10 hour bus ride took us down to the capital of Laos, Vientiane. The major road in Laos is more like a paved trail that is not quite two lanes with tons of villages etc living right on it. It was wild to watch how the bus driver approached the blind corners and villagers etc - just lay on the horn and keep your speed up. Luckily we took the bus with A/C as we passed the regular bus about
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