Another interesting day here in the Land of Smiles! It took a couple of hours to find a/ that getting a visa for Vietnam Is difficult and time consuming, contrary to the guidebooks b/ that there are/are not/ are/ are not / may be seats on the flight from Luang prabang to Siem Reap on the 27th c/ that Vietnam has a consulate in LP (result!) and d/ that there are 'lots of ways' to get from the Thai border at Nong Khai to LP tomorrow. Yeah right. The afternoon was...

Arrived safely after a fantastic flight Hotel let us check in early so we were showered & ready to face the world by lunchtime. Went downtown to sort out return flight changes so we can visit Simone in Dubai. All done! Then off Buddha spotting (not so many - must have been looking in the wrong places) finishing with beer on the Khao San Road. Ate from street vendors Inc locusts and grubs but balked at deep fried scorpions! Naze - fp holding up well. Than...