~laos/sam_nueu/stuff

Running out of puff, 6 blogs in 1 hour! So spent the past 2 days in the sleepy, but beautiful town of Sam Nueu. Hardly any tourists, and wonderful food made for a relaxing few days. We splashed out on a $5 a night guesthouse and made full use of the hot showers and cool rooms. (luxuries seldom found elsewhere in Laos).

We met another Aussie named Locky (that's how i choose to spell it). He was 'mega cool' - been riding a bike accross Cambodia, China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and soon Tibet... He is planning on an illegal border crossing, after reading some travellers who had done it before. He has notes about which trees are best to hide behind, what time the security guard normally sleeps, and most importantly, a list of the penalties if he gets caught! Good look Locky, let me know how you get on!

Lots of cool stuff happened in Sam Nueu, but wont go into it. Bottom line is, we are happy and having a great time. We are now in Vientiane (the capital of Laos), after another rather eventful (but perfectly safe) 18 hour bus journey! We are planning on making our way south, then into Cambodia, and then to Thailand. We may even split up for a week or so, as i am being slowly convinced that travelling alone is an experience worth doing. We shall see...

Hope all are well. Just realised these past few posts were more informative than entertaining, apologies for that. Will post again soon... A funny one, i promise. Easy now, s.

NOTE: Oh, in case you were interested. Sara' s blog can be found at http://sarasia.blogspot.com read there if you want her version of the events (they may well differ).
NOTE2: Thanks for all the comments, i read them all, but no time to reply unfortunately. Keep 'em coming, coz they keep me going.