Monthly Archives: January 2008

Urghh

What a stressful day. We had a big night last night, so I got a later start than I would have liked. I made it to the Chinese embassy, which was an hour away, at noon to find out that it closed at 11:30 am. There was a posted sign saying that as of four… Read the rest »

Visas, suits and cameras

So I am in Bangkok for a few days because the visas will take a while. India is a seven day visa process, and China is four. I may wait on India, because I don’t want to stay here that long. Today I have to pick up my suits and mail them home. Should be… Read the rest »

Making my way to Cambodia

I am off to Cambodia today, and after talking to a lot of people, I have decided to skip the lower half of Laos. I was going there to see the 4,000 islands area, but this is the dry season, and the water is reportedly very low, thus making the sights significantly more dust than… Read the rest »

Sunday Barbeque

I have felt extremely useless here since I arrived, because Pear has taken care of absolutely everything. We had a cook out on Sunday, where they invited some of their friends over for lunch / dinner and we grilled pork ribs, chicken and beef kabobs. I was looking forward to helping because it has been… Read the rest »

It has been a while

Sorry for not posting anything relevant for the past few days. I have been staying with Rob and Pear, his roommate, and their dog, Pebbles. Pear is Thai, and the manager of several restaurants right in downtown Vientiane, and she knows everyone, so we have been going out a lot and meeting people. She is… Read the rest »

Staying with Robert

Robert is the guy I met in Bangkok a month ago, and we hit it off. He lives in Vientiane, and we met up last night. He has an extra room in his house, so I moved my stuff over there and will stay for about two nights. The total rent for his house, which… Read the rest »

Visas and the German

After going to the Cambodian Embassy twice yesterday, I decided to give up and let my guesthouse take care of my visa for me. So I woke up at 8:00am and gave them my passport, some money, and filled out a few forms. I should be able to pick it up today at 4:30pm. I… Read the rest »

Vangvieng to Vientiane

This is a long one, so click through to see the pictures and the rest of the post. It was time to leave Vangvieng , even though it was a fun place, it functions much like a black hole. You get there, and simply don’t leave. I made sure to get up early (7:00) so… Read the rest »