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 [...]
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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 [...]
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0207903868 to dial it, I think you have to put +865 in front.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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