Back in Vientiane version 2015
Just in case you had not heard – we have returned to Vientiane, again. This time it’s for a more certain length of time because I have a job for…
Chilly Christmas in VTE
It's been a bit on the chilly side in Vientiane for the last three weeks. Even though it's technically the cool season, temperatures are 5 to 10 degrees below normal.…
Getting from Vientiane to Udon Thani
This is not really a post, rather a storing of information for us to refer back to. And it maybe useful to someone else searching for shuttle information – at…
That Luang Festival
In the years we have been here we had never been to the annual That Luang festival – and finally this year we made it and very much enjoyed it.…
Andrew is flat out
Our mode of transport in Vientiane is the bicycle – every day it takes us to town or to the market. Andrew has mastered the road rules - mainly because…
August in Vientiane (& other places)
August was a messy sort of month. Originally Andrew was supposed to go to Burma when we got back from Borneo, but that got deferred. So, with a bit of…