If You Need to Pee, the Floor of the Bus is Right There - Southern Laos
May 20th 2008 While every bus journey in Laos is an adventure, the trip to Savanakhet was one of the best yet. The ten-hour ride featured one fascination after another.
First, I watched as a mother assisted her two-year old son in urinating. On the floor. Of the bus. From her lap! The bus driver’s assistant, a boy who collects passenger’s money and helps with loading and unloading, objected to this method.
... read more