Vientiane is one of the sleepiest capital cities that I’ve ever visited, and some travellers do complain that it’s boring. Laos in general, is a deeply relaxed country and its towns and cities tend to quite compact so they’re very easy to navigate and chill out in. My suggestion for Vientiane would be to take it as it is, we came from Northern Thailand so we took this as an opportunity to relax and get things done over a couple of days. If you hire a bicycle, you could easily see Vientiane in a day but it does get so…
How to cross the border between Thailand and Laos at Nong Khai to Vientiane
This is my quick and easy guide to crossing the border between Nong Khai in Thailand and Vientiane in Laos including getting your stamps, transport, onward travel and hotels to crash at on your journey. I’ve crossed many land borders in my time as a traveller and I can confirm that the Nong Khai to Vientiane border crossing is a nice one to do, and I recommend it for going from Thailand to Laos or vice versa. If you’re coming from Thailand, I really recommend staying at Nong Khai which is a backpacker border town or Udon Thani if you…
