Savannakhet Vacations, Savannakhet Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

After quickly arranging a bus ticket to Savannakhet from Vientiane and saying my goodbyes to Natalie, I soon found out that I was overcharged two folds. Locals only had to pay 70,000 kip while I had to pay 140,000 kip ARGHHH.Not only that, but I was reassured that there would be toilet facilities on the VIP bus, but as I arrived at the bus station and searched for my bus, sure enough it did not have a toilet. I was really paranoid because the last few days, I had been having on and off...

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Following in the footsteps of Marco Polo by reliving the past of the Silk Roads from Syria to China, going upstream the mighty Mekong from Vietnam all the way to Tibet, see the roof of the world and more.....

Up early to avoid the heat later on.  Found a place for breakfast; the food was ok but the coffee was grim, despite lao coffee being excellent so far. Wandered to a hotel that was in the lonely planet as Emma felt the need for good coffee - it was as bad as the last place, but being Chinese owned it did serve good tea.  We then had a wander along the Mekong river.  Thailand looked very modern and appealing over the water!  We found Savannakhet to be a very friendly place...