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July 18, 2016November 12, 2017 By The Wandering Vegan

Vientiane, Laos – worth a day as you pass through

After arriving in Vientiane, the capital of Laos (full name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic), it was too early to check in, so we dropped our bags in the lobby and set off to wander around the city. Full disclosure: it was smaller than we’d expected, and we crossed nearly the entire city by lunch time….

July 17, 2016November 12, 2017 By The Wandering Vegan

Long trek from southern Cambodia to northern Laos, via Bangkok

I had learned that my plans to visit some places in northern Laos would be easier by not going through southern/eastern Laos, because it’s less-traveled and doesn’t have good transit connections. Ergo, my best plan was to take an express overnight bus to Bangkok and then an overnight bus or train up to Vientiane, the…