Visa Run

Visa Run

04-Oct-00 thru 06-Oct-00


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We had to make a quick run up to Laos and back to Bangkok because our Thai visa's had run out - this is the journey back to Bangkok

Samolar

Laotian Tuk-Tuk (Auto Rickshaw)

BeerLao brewery

Roads in Laos are much emptier than they are in Thailand

It's gonna rain!

Funeral procession

Live grasshoppers for sale

They make a yummy snack

Where you stop driving on the right and start on the left

Laotians drive on the right; Thais on the left. I always wondered how the switchover happened.

Truckload of Teak heading south

Laos' teak forests are disappearing into the furniture and architecture of Thailand

Across the Mekong into Laos from Nong Khai Thailand

Since the Dr. is at deer camp - I decided to grow a beard

Flower for Helen

Balloon recipient Hells Angel

Fun fair in Nong Khai

Thai/Lao train switch

The Thais extended the Singapore-Bangkok line all the way north to Vientiane. There is a beautiful railway bridge over the Mekong and brand new station on the Lao side, but for some reason the train stops 100 yards from the border on the Thai side.

Train scale

Boy am I fat!

Michael! Pay Attention!!

Cool sheets in New Siam guest house

Bearded Michael