~laos/phonsavan/lost

Arrived in Phonsavan with our new Ozzy mates Nic (pro rider), Samantha and Paul (pro drinkers). We decide that this town is poo, and the sooner we get to Sam Nueu in the north, then better. So we decide to get the 6am bus the next day (Lao people do everything in the morning).

So on our way back to our guest house from the restaurant at 9:30pm, we suddenly realise we are lost. LOST! Lost in a one street town!! We were too busy chatting on our way into town than we had completely lost our bearings. We walked up and down this single street for 90mins! We kept asking locals if they knew where we were staying, but they didnt speak a work of english, and the cap it all off, we didnt even bother to catch the name of our guesthouse! So we were completely stumped...

There was a guest house called Kong Keo in the lonely planet, and for some reason we were sure, SURE, that we werent NOT staying there.... dont ask me why, but we were adament. So whenever the locals would point us to Kong Keo, we would say "No, we are not staying there, but somewhere just like it!" And would you believe it? We were indeed staying at the Kong Keo! DOH! By the time we got to the room, it was 11:30pm, and far too late to get enough sleep for the 6am bus, so we decide in a midnight conversation, whilst tucked away in bed, to stay in Phonsavan for one day, and see the sights with the Ozzies... (the best decision we has made to date)