Leaving Bangkok we boarded the overnight train to Nong Kai, we both had top bunks and they were pretty comfortable for a train bed! The journey took us twelve hours and we finally arrived in Nong Kai a little bleary eyed. We had to catch a Tuk Tuk to the border crossing with Laos, where we then had to pay for a bus to take us from the Thai border control to the Friendship bridge and Laos border control. $70.00 lighter we had our passports stamped and walked thr...

Jo and Rich told us the spring rolls were good in Laos and we can now confirm that indeed they are excellent and the beer is not bad either!