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I was told very negative things about Vientiane but over 2 days, I have cycled for miles around it (with the bum blisters and severe chafing to prove) and have no clue what everyone is on about... I feel like I'm in France; all the bakeries selling coffee and fresh pastries, the promenade alongside the River (overlooking Thailand) and the market stalls lit up in the evening heat selling seafood. I managed to make it to all the major sites, including Paxai (the Laos version of arc de triomph), That luang and the COPE centre (for amputees in bomb explosions, where I also saw them in wheelchair basketball training!) before I fell sick yesterday..adrenaline was high as I had to jump off a top bunk, run past 15 other beds and down the stairs before making it to the toilet but I'm proud to say that I made it everytime. I was actually dreaming that I had bed sores when I woke up with the worst back ache this morning, due to the Asian's idea of a mattress...and this was one of the more comfortable beds I've stayed in! But the perks of being poorly have actually shone through; I managed to finally get my laundry done for the first time, watched a whole series on Netflix andddd seem to have vomited up the extra weight that I've gained over the last month so it's been pretty positive really. All being well, I'll be on a bus to Thakhek tomorrow as I'm racing my visa a little bit to get to Cambodia.
The one with a girl, a bike and a big city
February 26, 2018
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Vientiane, Laos
I was told very negative things about Vientiane but over 2 days, I have cycled for miles around it (with the bum blisters and severe chafing to prove) and have no clue what everyone is on about... I feel like I'm in France; all the bakeries selling coffee and fresh pastries, the promenade alongside the River (overlooking Thailand) and the market stalls lit up in the evening heat selling seafood. I managed to make it to all the major sites, including Paxai (the Laos version of arc de triomph), That luang and the COPE centre (for amputees in bomb explosions, where I also saw them in wheelchair basketball training!) before I fell sick yesterday..adrenaline was high as I had to jump off a top bunk, run past 15 other beds and down the stairs before making it to the toilet but I'm proud to say that I made it everytime. I was actually dreaming that I had bed sores when I woke up with the worst back ache this morning, due to the Asian's idea of a mattress...and this was one of the more comfortable beds I've stayed in! But the perks of being poorly have actually shone through; I managed to finally get my laundry done for the first time, watched a whole series on Netflix andddd seem to have vomited up the extra weight that I've gained over the last month so it's been pretty positive really. All being well, I'll be on a bus to Thakhek tomorrow as I'm racing my visa a little bit to get to Cambodia.
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The one where I'm unprepared
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The one where I people watch
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The one with the sweaty boys
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The one with the pickled slugs
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The one where I smell
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The one with pacing bears and bamboo grubs
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The one where I might have rabies
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The one with more Pad Thai
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The one with 762 curves
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The one with boobs
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The one with the wall of China
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The one where I'm full
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The one with the "cruise"
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The one with waterfalls
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The one with one too many waterfalls...
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The one where the bird dies
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The one with the Lao Lao
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The one where I discover bangers and mash
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The one with moody views
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The one with a girl, a bike and a big city
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The one where I'm offered a foetus kebab
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The one where I'm really lazy
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The one with dolphins in it
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The one with the virgin chicken
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The one where I eat a lot of pepper
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The one with the minty Carbonara
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The one where there's a bit o splash back
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The one where I'm at one with nature
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The one with the red chair restaurants
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The one with the disappointed tourists
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The one where it's not actually cake
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The one where I wait
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The one where I cross the border
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The one where there are tiny chairs at tiny tables
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The one where I fight with the toilet
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The one where there was "no roast duck" left
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The one with the fashionable poncho's
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The one with the broken scooter
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The one where I eat wild mushrooms
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The one where my kayak is full of coral
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The one with the giggling policemen
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The one where I am reunited with Pad Thai
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The one where everything is extortionate
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The one where I'm a bottomless pit
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The one where I apparently stink
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The one where he melted
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The one where Oasis perform live
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The one where my splinter is sterile
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The one where it comes to an end
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