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diaries"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cambodia-Thailand Border Crossing and Airbnb-Agoda Misadventures"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WrkQT1i4_vQ/XIy7i-bmHHI/AAAAAAAAZGg/y35dVtnVP4UwzFWo-f2YZKAShvp8tTjywCLcBGAs/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Cambodia's side of the border on Poipet\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WrkQT1i4_vQ/XIy7i-bmHHI/AAAAAAAAZGg/y35dVtnVP4UwzFWo-f2YZKAShvp8tTjywCLcBGAs/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"Cambodia's side of the border on Poipet\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIt was our third day\nbackpacking and this I swear is one of my most hassle days in 2018. I am not\nexaggerating that. We had a very stressful problem with our Airbnb host and\nAgoda booking. But first, let me start the post by narrating how we did border\ncrossing by land! \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI am always a fan of\nborder crossing because living in the Philippines means we don't have a\nneighboring country that we could travel to by land so it was really fun\ncrossing borders and observing how just by one single border changes how the\nway people live. This is most evident when we crossed the Laos-Thailand\nborder. The way the drivers navigate is different from both countries. In Laos,\nthey follow right-hand drive while in Thailand, they follow left-hand drive. So\nyou could literally see differences by just how we changed lanes when we arrive\nin the border of Thailand. Little things like that fascinate me.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eAnyway, back to Siem\nReap. I had to research this thoroughly because if not done right, border\ncrossing will get more hassle. Upon searching the world wide web and countless\nborder crossing guides, they all say one same thing, there are A LOT of\nscams happening. With my \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html\" style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eexperience in Hanoi being scammed by a taxi driver\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003e, I\nknow we have to be vigilant since I think this is one of the meccas of scammers. The thing is, when you cross\nborders, you cannot do it during an overnight trip because the immigration\noffice will be closed by that time. Unlike airports whose immigration is manned\n24/7, these border immigration offices only open in the morning and close at a\ncertain time so better check the time to avoid problems.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOf course, the initial\nplan was to ride an overnight bus but since the immigration office closes at\nnighttime, we opt to take the day bus. There was an overnight bus but the\nreviews were all terrible like some would say the bus was very small, there are\ncases of where some of the belongings got lost, most would say they feel it is\nnot safe, and they had to wait for the immigration office to open.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo when we established\nthat we will take the morning bus, there's one bus line that netizens always\nrecommend, the Giant Ibis. I cannot remember if we booked the ticket online or\nif we booked it via our hotel. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSDmkUfP02E/XIy7nCYJ5fI/AAAAAAAAZHI/tDGndXIgn6AhTRCVtu8zp6iYQidrdPMGwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Giant Ibis bus ticket from Siem Reap to Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSDmkUfP02E/XIy7nCYJ5fI/AAAAAAAAZHI/tDGndXIgn6AhTRCVtu8zp6iYQidrdPMGwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Giant Ibis bus ticket from Siem Reap to Bangkok\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOur bus ticket\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe morning of our\ndeparture, we were picked up by a tuk-tuk going to where the bus was parked. I\nlike how they pick up passengers instead of just waiting for them to arrive.\nMaybe it's to avoid long waiting time and not knowing whether the passenger\nwill show up or not? \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOnce we were at the\nplace where the bus was parked, there was also a mini convenience store. We\ndecided to get some food because it would be a very long ride. I think 8 hours\nmore or less. Good thing we got food from the store because we had problems\nchanging money later that day in Thailand's border. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe border is located\nin Poipet for Cambodia's side and Aranyaprathet for Thailand's side. The area\nwas very busy that you should be attentive all the time. \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eALWAYS\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/b\u003e hold on to your\nbelongings. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JblIK44ymSY/XIy7nhBixuI/AAAAAAAAZGw/dF4rCqJNnVQDcz3f2O6K4ZqslhrOQoMLQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B4.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Thailand's side of the border\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1425\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JblIK44ymSY/XIy7nhBixuI/AAAAAAAAZGw/dF4rCqJNnVQDcz3f2O6K4ZqslhrOQoMLQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"Thailand side\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThailand's side of the border\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAnyway, when we arrive\nat the border, fortunately, we didn't encounter any issue. Since we have Philippine passports, we are entitled to a visa-free entry. However, for\nwestern people, I heard rumors about how they always have a hard time passing\nthe border with different scams targeted to them here and there. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe had to alight the bus and go to the immigration office ourselves. They said the bus will\nwait for us at the other end. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI guess it took us\nmore or less 15 minutes in the Siem Reap border then we had to walk all the way\nthrough the Thailand immigration. Now, this is where it gets interesting\nbecause, during the time we were there, there are limited signs to where you\nwill need to go in order to go to the Thailand immigration. It was a long walk\nand you can easily get lost. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWhen in doubt, ask for\npeople who looks like a tourist too because locals can scam you and might bring\nyou somewhere else. Tourists might not know as well but at least you know you\nare with someone who is also looking for the correct place. Walk as fast as\nyou can and move faster because remember, the bus is waiting for you.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThailand immigration, on the other hand, is very different from Siem Reap. Well, for one, it is\nairconditioned. Imagine walking under the sun at a southeast Asian country, the aircon was such a relief.\nLOL. Also, this is where the line gets long. We are already worried about the bus leaving us but luckily there are also other passengers from the bus who are\nin the line. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOnce we got our\npassport stamped, we hurriedly walked to the other end to ride the bus. The guy\nthere told us to eat lunch first because the bus was not ready. So we\nlooked for money changers and actually went to ALL banks and money changers we\ncould see but they don't change Philippine Peso and Cambodian Riel to Thai\nBaht. LOL. We didn't have any USD with us so we are all starving. Thanks to the\nsnacks we got from the convenience store, we managed to get through the day.\nThe bus also took a lot of time before we were asked to ride again. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI think it was 4 or 5\nPM when we arrive in Bangkok. Finally!!! It was soooo exhausting. Our first\nstop was Khao San Road since we were dropped off nearby, we decided to eat\nthere first and change money. First order of business? Pad thai and mango\nsticky rice of course! Oh, how I miss legit pad thai. If you don't know yet,\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eKhao San Road\u003c/a\u003e is like a party and backpacker street in Thailand. This is where\nyou will most likely find cheap hostels starting from 350 baht per night. This\nis where we stayed when my father and I backpacked in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Hanoi\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHanoi\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Laos\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLaos\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBangkok\u003c/a\u003e.\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77clzq9O91A/XIy7lOxakVI/AAAAAAAAZGk/bVkN7xPY_qsQfKTPXTGJa9s6uuiRjMYpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Shrimp pad thai from Khao San Road\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77clzq9O91A/XIy7lOxakVI/AAAAAAAAZGk/bVkN7xPY_qsQfKTPXTGJa9s6uuiRjMYpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Pad Thai\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HxMlkUv_B8/XIy7oXEz7aI/AAAAAAAAZHM/PLAE9SSk5nQGZse9zhEO8qaIl1Q9YFRcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Mang Sticky Rice from Khao San Road\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HxMlkUv_B8/XIy7oXEz7aI/AAAAAAAAZHM/PLAE9SSk5nQGZse9zhEO8qaIl1Q9YFRcwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Mango Sticky Rice\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eThis time, since I am\nwith my mother and my sister, I am pretty sure they will not like the room\nsituation in Khao San Road. It was decent but well, you know what I mean.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter eating, we\ndecided to go to the Airbnb place I booked. AND GUESS WHAT?! THE HOST IS NOT\nRESPONDING TO ME. Take note this is already 7 or 8 ish in the evening, we are\ndead tired, and we might not have a place to stay in for the night. It sounds\nfunny to me now but believe my horror and my stress when I thought we had no\nplace to stay in. What's a girl gotta do you ask? I tried contacting Airbnb. I\nused my PH number (which was billed 1000+) for the call I made. Huhu. To make\nthe story short, they gave us $50 to go and book a hotel where we can stay in\nfor the night then they will find us a place the next day in Airbnb where we\ncan check in.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo I booked via Agoda.\nMy patience was getting shorter and shorter and the fatigue is eating me alive.\nGUESS WHAT?! The hotel we booked was fully booked!!! We had to climb a flight\nof stairs with our luggage only to find out it was freaking fully booked. By\nthis point, I feel like crying already. To make it worst, my card was already\ncharged. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe people in the\nhotel though recommended one hotel which is just nearby. They made the call for\nus and told the other hotel that we are coming. Agoda, on the other hand, assured\nme that the payment will be refunded plus they gave a voucher I can use on my\nnext booking. I am not pleased with the voucher, just imagine the hassle. And\nall the taxi fare we had to shoulder because of all this. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nBut thank God though\nbecause the hotel we stayed in for the night was sooooo posh and has one of the\nmost amazing beds I slept into. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.tha6.com/rooms/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTHA Hotel's\u003c/a\u003e interiors are amazing, and again, the bed!\nI cannot stress this enough. LOL. Maybe it was just that we were all tired but\nwe all agree that the bed was soft like we could sleep in all day.\nUnfortunately, we just have one night in this hotel and our call time the next\nday is early. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThe hotel's details are as follows:\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e2 Ekamai 6 Sukhumvit 63 Phra Kanong Nua Wattana Bangkok 10110\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTel+662-7140888 Fax +662-7140999\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eEmail: info@tha6.com\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cf93lZBqaQY/XIy7q-vAhJI/AAAAAAAAZG4/fNm0U2OVzeA3fqAUPb8ruEwzjdXIe2XbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"THA Hotel Lobby in Bangkok\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cf93lZBqaQY/XIy7q-vAhJI/AAAAAAAAZG4/fNm0U2OVzeA3fqAUPb8ruEwzjdXIe2XbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"THA Hotel\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PC86vOutLdw/XIy7sXBZ8CI/AAAAAAAAZG8/0mJS-X-ZCV0Azva1fNDhvRUoZsQXdNy7gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B8.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"THA Hotel interior\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PC86vOutLdw/XIy7sXBZ8CI/AAAAAAAAZG8/0mJS-X-ZCV0Azva1fNDhvRUoZsQXdNy7gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"THA Hotel\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nEverything about the\nhotel is aesthetically pleasing. We were able to rest at around 11-ish that day. So sad that we weren't able to maximize our stay in that hotel because our call time the next day is super early.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo that's how we spent\none day in our Siem Reap-Bangkok trip last year. Good thing I still remember\nsome of the details. Hehe.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-grsevCcVrk0/XIy7mJlaoxI/AAAAAAAAZHE/U4lyeVyx2gUvFKDVQwJbkpQ6Nq92lR8BQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"THA hotel lobby in Bangkok Thailand\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1143\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-grsevCcVrk0/XIy7mJlaoxI/AAAAAAAAZHE/U4lyeVyx2gUvFKDVQwJbkpQ6Nq92lR8BQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"THA hotel lobby in Bangkok Thailand\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 9pt;\"\u003eI would say Airbnb\nhandled our concern appropriately but I still wish this incident didn't happen.\nTheir support calls and checks in on us, they are also very responsive. As for the host? I don't know what\nhappened to him. He had many good reviews so I don't know what happened to him that\nnight. All's well that end well I guess. :)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nUp next: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/8890567025545896016/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/03/cambodia-thailand-border-crossing-and.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/8890567025545896016"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/8890567025545896016"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2019/03/cambodia-thailand-border-crossing-and.html","title":"Cambodia-Thailand Border Crossing and Airbnb-Agoda Misadventures"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WrkQT1i4_vQ/XIy7i-bmHHI/AAAAAAAAZGg/y35dVtnVP4UwzFWo-f2YZKAShvp8tTjywCLcBGAs/s72-c/Cambodia-Thailand%2BBorder%2BCrossing%2Band%2BAirbnb-Agoda%2BMisadventures%2B3.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Krong Poi Pet, Cambodia"},"georss$point":{"$t":"13.6579053 102.58090259999994"},"georss$box":{"$t":"13.4110233 102.25817909999995 13.904787299999999 102.90362609999994"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-6796892572841164564"},"published":{"$t":"2017-08-03T22:03:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-01-17T10:06:03.393+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Backpacking"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Laos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Buddha Park"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Southeast Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pha That Luang"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vientiane"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"border crossing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patuxai"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel 2017"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Vientiane, Laos"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkOXy7L-qP4/WYMGhTYPp8I/AAAAAAAASms/I4C7_XD6Hp4Xb3pRK8F_xfbK93EFIbSKQCLcBGAs/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B19.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkOXy7L-qP4/WYMGhTYPp8I/AAAAAAAASms/I4C7_XD6Hp4Xb3pRK8F_xfbK93EFIbSKQCLcBGAs/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B19.jpg\" title\u003d\"Patuxai Victory Monument\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Before anything else, I know you might be wondering why would a person visit Laos, and what can we see in Laos, btw? So for starters, if you haven't seen my \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Luang%20Prabang\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLuang Prabang travel diaries\u003c/a\u003e, better head there now. And Vientiane? Well, this is the capital of Laos and to be honest, there isn't much to see but as an avid traveler, I am trying to visit all Southeast Asian countries before I explore other places. As the saying goes, love your own. You see, Philippines is part of SEA so there...\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Oh, and to answer your questions on what can we see in Vientiane? There's Buddha Park, Pha That Luang, and Patuxai, to name the most famous ones. You can see Vientiane in a single day, unlike Luang Prabang where you need to allot at least 2 days to see the most of it.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXOiwr_8_yc/WYMH6PMXquI/AAAAAAAASoU/oTW8BhpJ0D0tJiDqaCKRjf1DmELw40W5ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1123\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXOiwr_8_yc/WYMH6PMXquI/AAAAAAAASoU/oTW8BhpJ0D0tJiDqaCKRjf1DmELw40W5ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7-0UW5_-peE/WYMGbHxKJ9I/AAAAAAAASoU/YrOO9Aj-Ev8AoiWwdv5KIPqT7KLawWrUQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"955\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7-0UW5_-peE/WYMGbHxKJ9I/AAAAAAAASoU/YrOO9Aj-Ev8AoiWwdv5KIPqT7KLawWrUQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oCOP7ADeShs/WYMHuIHnivI/AAAAAAAASoM/mScxA49JAIc-luC_mLnDuLCFRegl-BfywCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oCOP7ADeShs/WYMHuIHnivI/AAAAAAAASoM/mScxA49JAIc-luC_mLnDuLCFRegl-BfywCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eLaos is abundant in Jackfruit\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-spZY2uOonfg/WYMIY4LnoXI/AAAAAAAASok/NkcHy_itSuYrxPFXcFbixNjJ8B04SaoTgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-spZY2uOonfg/WYMIY4LnoXI/AAAAAAAASok/NkcHy_itSuYrxPFXcFbixNjJ8B04SaoTgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"Getting lost in Vientiane\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\n This is our day 5 on our HAN-LPQ-VTE-BKK tour and we're 2 blog post away from finishing this travel series. :)\u003c/b\u003e What I actually like about this trip is this is actually my first time to do border crossing. Like land border crossing and it was definitely cool.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So anyway, we didn't do border crossing from Luang Prabang to Vientiane as it is both in Laos. From Luang Prabang, we hopped on an overnight bus which is a little different from what I rode when we're in Thailand... But still, we arrived in Vientiane safe and sound and a little too early that we don't even know what to do to kill time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our first agenda was to get tickets to Udon Thani, Thailand because we depart for Thailand that night and expect to arrive in Bangkok the next day. So we went to the ticket office... and to our dismay, it opens at 8am but come 8am, there's still no one selling an Udon Thani ticket. So we waited until 9 but still no one.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We decided to go through our itinerary for the day and just go back to the ticketing office. We had our breakfast at the bus station ('coz that's how you do it ala backpacker, lol) then we rode a bus going to the Buddha Park.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-POOtlADYYdE/WYMGWgVxVGI/AAAAAAAASoM/cNeoNJqdqsQOKrOSuReYQ2Wb8LrQcBrJgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B16.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-POOtlADYYdE/WYMGWgVxVGI/AAAAAAAASoM/cNeoNJqdqsQOKrOSuReYQ2Wb8LrQcBrJgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B16.jpg\" title\u003d\"Bus to Buddha Park\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eBus to Buddha Park\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s2FW3ez28G8/WYMGc2AEMOI/AAAAAAAASoY/2FGhdN2y2XAeMYCMyiCbFbLewID8XIX3wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B17.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s2FW3ez28G8/WYMGc2AEMOI/AAAAAAAASoY/2FGhdN2y2XAeMYCMyiCbFbLewID8XIX3wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B17.jpg\" title\u003d\"Buddha Park\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntrance to Buddha Park\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5RT0vb2HRI/WYMG_nh_7WI/AAAAAAAASoU/k3M--PxE47Q-EemCNrxur-OjoP4s8ueKACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B24.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5RT0vb2HRI/WYMG_nh_7WI/AAAAAAAASoU/k3M--PxE47Q-EemCNrxur-OjoP4s8ueKACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B24.jpg\" title\u003d\"Buddha Park, Vientiane Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Buddha Park or Xieng Khuan in its local name has more than 200 religious sculpture. It was built by a monk who focuses on both Buddhism and Hinduism in 1958. Actually, during our excursion here, the weather was quite bipolar as when we're in Buddha Park, it is raining hard then it became sunny come lunch time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We had to wait for the rain to stop. The ground got muddy and it was a hassle walking around. We also encountered some Filipinos in the area. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I think the park isn't extravagant. I mean it was just a normal park with Buddha statues. The best spot for taking photos is above the biggest statue as it has stairs leading to a little viewing deck.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_BCs7YmsZQ/WYMGxDIyCvI/AAAAAAAASoM/PuwBgPGuf5EJJ2TN9Qxn3yFqLerKtU5-wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B22.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_BCs7YmsZQ/WYMGxDIyCvI/AAAAAAAASoM/PuwBgPGuf5EJJ2TN9Qxn3yFqLerKtU5-wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B22.jpg\" title\u003d\"Buddha Park, Vientiane Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eLook how muddy it was :(\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r79v3HaZlzg/WYMII9FD3OI/AAAAAAAASoY/pZYfx7GUY7EOrrVrD8Nliii_PVxYtPAnACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B23.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r79v3HaZlzg/WYMII9FD3OI/AAAAAAAASoY/pZYfx7GUY7EOrrVrD8Nliii_PVxYtPAnACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B23.png\" title\u003d\"Inside Buddha Park Vientiane\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After Buddha Park, we went back to the ticketing office and luckily, someone's already selling tickets. So that day, we depart for Udon Thani at around 4 PM.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCK82poj178/WYMHz5tD2BI/AAAAAAAASoM/BxISq6S5OqIcRa_HfCd7QwK8DKNqFQUbwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCK82poj178/WYMHz5tD2BI/AAAAAAAASoM/BxISq6S5OqIcRa_HfCd7QwK8DKNqFQUbwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"View from Patuxai\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MPtzq2HMDcQ/WYMIPI5apyI/AAAAAAAASoU/pDyKItbQlbEQn-z96Fn3n9QDRbazN_idwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MPtzq2HMDcQ/WYMIPI5apyI/AAAAAAAASoU/pDyKItbQlbEQn-z96Fn3n9QDRbazN_idwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We still have so much time though. Next is we went to the Patuxai Victory Monument. This monument is very historic as this was built to honor those Lao people who fought freedom and independence from the French colony. The architecture also of the monument is very similar to Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The ceiling is very detailed. Also, the monument has a viewing deck wherein you can see a great view above.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n There is a total of seven floors. Some floors have vendors selling different stuff while 3 top most floors are for viewing purposes.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The monument looks like it was straight from a French history book. For me, this is the highlight of this Vientiane trip. I was able to see the Patuxai up close.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1RuuYuJt77Q/WYMIGZlgd9I/AAAAAAAASoU/b1XbMP6g0IQac2UAOPmysCIzYisX1E_XwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1159\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1RuuYuJt77Q/WYMIGZlgd9I/AAAAAAAASoU/b1XbMP6g0IQac2UAOPmysCIzYisX1E_XwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Patuxai Victory Monument Vientiane Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eLook how big it is!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOL9XmsOiHw/WYMHFhCYsZI/AAAAAAAASoM/biwDuLDy16oEdd-RUlw38m1uTsason7rwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOL9XmsOiHw/WYMHFhCYsZI/AAAAAAAASoM/biwDuLDy16oEdd-RUlw38m1uTsason7rwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vfFXAxU_Kbs/WYMIaCvn7jI/AAAAAAAASoM/slsSVZ005aQexnQ1T-gXOAJPcqOi2kNFACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vfFXAxU_Kbs/WYMIaCvn7jI/AAAAAAAASoM/slsSVZ005aQexnQ1T-gXOAJPcqOi2kNFACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eView from Patuxai\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1161\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V0Px_9w2B6Y/WYMGr2SCajI/AAAAAAAASoY/aYGwXWp2UjEe-Anfhv7R6Btr4ja_6mBEwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B20.jpg\" title\u003d\"Intricate detail of Patuxai\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eLook at those details\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eLm94lwTr1Q/WYMHPqz7G3I/AAAAAAAASoM/bAEXJtFp0pY2e423jUp931lEZYMeWzjTACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eLm94lwTr1Q/WYMHPqz7G3I/AAAAAAAASoM/bAEXJtFp0pY2e423jUp931lEZYMeWzjTACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Right after Patuxai, we went to Pha That Luang where unfortunately I think it was ongoing some renovations/maintenance but lucky for us, there's this nearby temple where they are celebrating something. I don't know what they are celebrating but they all seemed happy. They're giving free drinks and food for everyone. Then there's a mini parade inside and there's also a live band performing.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was very festive. We stayed there just to watch these people have fun.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eD-WUCUqSv8/WYMINPpAYDI/AAAAAAAASoU/P_uyOXpXBp4CM12AoUow5wYkTWW0MhXjwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eD-WUCUqSv8/WYMINPpAYDI/AAAAAAAASoU/P_uyOXpXBp4CM12AoUow5wYkTWW0MhXjwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"Pha That Luang Vientiane\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ePha That Luang\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jFwsnLiSUc0/WYMHQtxkchI/AAAAAAAASoM/pssCBKwDJ4oF6nXn6VABr7s_FZlj0HQ5wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jFwsnLiSUc0/WYMHQtxkchI/AAAAAAAASoM/pssCBKwDJ4oF6nXn6VABr7s_FZlj0HQ5wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVgdJ4YAIpE/WYMHbpXQ7LI/AAAAAAAASok/wKfUkQopjr0NLw7HCavASp4ELLrd5zUhACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVgdJ4YAIpE/WYMHbpXQ7LI/AAAAAAAASok/wKfUkQopjr0NLw7HCavASp4ELLrd5zUhACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" title\u003d\"Lao girls\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bsnAriBVf9o/WYMHnpvQpHI/AAAAAAAASoY/HP9SyG_2l-gKBVmf350BF-A6pmXjsY4zQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B14.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1111\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bsnAriBVf9o/WYMHnpvQpHI/AAAAAAAASoY/HP9SyG_2l-gKBVmf350BF-A6pmXjsY4zQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B14.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5siLbzcbnAQ/WYMHeK2utnI/AAAAAAAASoM/UMXZw7HGOGkITDkUQdeTN5ExahViSaJzACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B13.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5siLbzcbnAQ/WYMHeK2utnI/AAAAAAAASoM/UMXZw7HGOGkITDkUQdeTN5ExahViSaJzACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B13.jpg\" title\u003d\"Festival in Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So it seems we already saw the main attractions. We went back to the bus station and ate lunch to a nearby cafeteria. I was also able to try their bagel bread with some filling inside. It was surprisingly good! We waited for the bus departure and we're off to Udon Thani. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was a fun experience especially the border crossing! haha. We all had to get off at the immigration area and have our passports stamped while the bus waits for us. I think we arrived in Udon Thani at around 7 pm.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n For a moment I felt so relieved because finally.. here we come Thai food!!! Haha. I also saw another Robinson's mall. Loool. So we bought our overnight bus ticket to Bangkok in Udon Thani then we had dinner.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXjpoQ3bYBM/WYMG5luQLWI/AAAAAAAASog/qfoSGXLnYZwi-h11Yt6jVTXvurCVKjb9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B25.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1336\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXjpoQ3bYBM/WYMG5luQLWI/AAAAAAAASog/qfoSGXLnYZwi-h11Yt6jVTXvurCVKjb9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B25.jpg\" title\u003d\"Laos-Thailand Border\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eBorder of Laos and Thailand\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n And this is how we spent our day 5 in this backpacking journey. Writing this down makes me want to pack my bags again and just go somewhere else.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Next up is our \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBangkok escapade.\u003c/a\u003e Watch out for it. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\nCheers! xx\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/6796892572841164564/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/vientiane-laos.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6796892572841164564"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6796892572841164564"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/vientiane-laos.html","title":"Vientiane, Laos"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkOXy7L-qP4/WYMGhTYPp8I/AAAAAAAASms/I4C7_XD6Hp4Xb3pRK8F_xfbK93EFIbSKQCLcBGAs/s72-c/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B19.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Vientiane, Laos"},"georss$point":{"$t":"17.9757058 102.63310350000006"},"georss$box":{"$t":"17.7340278 102.31038000000007 18.2173838 102.95582700000006"}}]}});