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Vientianeboy: as you know so much why not stop being disagreeable and just give a ballpark figure of the airfare. After all is said and...

Cheers Groo, I'll check when I'm in Vientiane, I was just hoping someone who did the flight recently could give me a figure. In my...

Any idea what the return airfare is from Vientiane - Phonsavan? If it's not too much may be better to fly.

Yes, breaking the journey would be a good idea, I haven't watched "Friends" for a long time now, so a night in VV will do the trick.

Interesting pics Coco, so thaks for that, looks like a very interesting area. Also reminds me of outback Western Australia - dry and few...

I'll be in Vientiane for about 5 days in mid-Feb, then my wife has to return to Thailand to go back to work. I'm thinking about staying on...

Thailand sure has a pleasant climate, it's one of many factors that keeps me here.

Damn! Some of these visas are getting ridiculous, It cost me $30 just to go to Vientiane for a weekend. Last month we went to HCMC, that...

USD$140! well at that cost for a visa, plus the infrequency of the boats, I guess I've just totally dropped the idea of making this little...

We've never been to China so I'm thinking this boat trip from Chiang Saen in Thailand to Jinghong in China might be a fun holiday. That's...

Cheers, my wife is Thai so I'll get her to phone and get the details. Have you been to Jinghong? If so it it a nice interesting place, I'm...

I just been reading about a boat service from Chiang Saen in Thailand to Jinghong in China. Does anybody have anything to tell me about...

What's the journey like from Pakse to Ventiane or in reverse? Are there any boats going up & down the Mekhong or is it all just by bus? If...

There's a Vientnam Consulate in Khon Kaen in NE Thailand. I got a visa there late last year, cost me 2000THB. I left my passport with them...

"it would only be an issue if you found something significant..... "...