Arrival in Laos and Vientiane
May 7th 2009 Well the first attempt to get into Laos failed comically. We waited outside the travel agent for the bus and then at 7pm, when it was due, a minivan drew up and ushered us on board. We showed our tickets which were briefly glanced at and then took our seats. We travelled about half an hour through Bangkok, assuming that we were headed to a bus terminal on the edge of town where we would change to
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