Hi to anyone whos reading.
This is our second and final update for our trip so far. Today is Day 15 and we reached Hanoi from Vieng Xai (Laos) after a 12-hour bus ride, so here I am. We will be staying here in Hanoi till this Sunday (21st Dec) where we will take the 8pm flight; do note that there is a mistake in our itinerary, our ETA is 0050 on Monday morning (1am!) and not 4am as stated previously.
As it is rather late now and we have not showered for 4 days since Phonsavanh (its' 10 degC, not that we were lazy or anything), I will briefly run through our journey in days so far:
Day 7: Luang Nam Tha
Day 8: Luang Nam Tha - Luang Prabang
Day 9,10: Luang Prabang
Day 11: Luang Prabang - Phonsavanh
Day 12: Phonsavanh
Day 13: Phonsavanh - Vieng Xai
Day 14: Vieng Xai
Day 15: Vieng Xai - Nam Xoi/Na Meo(international borders) - Thanh Hoa - Hanoi
To be honest, Laos was not as cheap as we expected due to the global inflation; meals cost about 3 USD per person per meal while bus tickets are rather expensive compared to last year. The border guards at the Vietnam side receives a 'special mention' prize from us for their efficiency in stamping our passports while talking about the 1st leg of the Singapore-Vietnam AFF match the day before. Alcohol seems to make things easier after one of them asked us to give them one of our chinese liquor bottles (we bought as gifts) too, so no one's complaining.
JW
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