CMfoodie

Lawrence,

This company does party planning, catering and events in Chiang Mai.

It is owned and operated by Graham's daughter of The Pub.

http://www.chiangmaiorganize.com/

Departed Chiang Mai airport on Nok (mini) Air propeller
plane for a 1 hour 10 minute flight. Got a great roundtrip price of 3000 baht.

In Udon Thani when you exit baggage claim to the right is
the “Limo Service” where you purchase a ticket for 200 baht for trip to the
Thai side of Friendship Bridge. The van seats about 10 and is a Toyota Commuter
with good air-con. The trip took about an hour. Once you reach the Thai side on
the bridge you exit the van with your belongings and proceed to the passport
window to get stamped out which took about 3 minutes.

A few steps further is the bus shuttle desk where you pay 15
baht for a ticket to board an un air-conditioned bus that takes you across the
bridge – there was traffic and took about 20 minutes in dreadful heat.

Once on the Laos side you disembark and proceed to the left
and to a window that has a sign “visa on arrival forms.” A woman opens the
window and hands you 3 sheets of forms to fill out. Bring your own pen.

After the forms are filled you step over to the left and pay
them the visa fee… for Americans its $35, when you get your passport back –
about 5 minutes, walk over to another desk where they check your passport, and
then to another desk and they check your passport again and finally to the
turnstiles where you show another lady your passport and she takes you past a
gate. Welcome to Laos.

A few steps away is the taxi/bus/van desk with prices
written on a large board above the desk. I took a taxi -300 baht- and 30 minute
drive into downtown Vientiane.

Total time from Chiang Mai to hotel in Vientiane – about 3 ½
hours.

We are here by choice as guests. Its tantamount to being a guest in ones home and telling the host what is wrong. Unless asked then act as a guest. Permanent guests are and always will be "foreign."

Yes, across from PTT station. We had lunch there today. Here is a pic of one of the burritos.

My first post to ThaiVisa

I am surprised no one has mentioned Mexican Grill. I am only a customer and have no business association with them.

They recently relocated from Pai and are on the outer side of Canal Road south of Suthep Road.

The burritos are very TexMex and portions are huge. They offer an upsized version and that one is impossible to eat in one sitting.

Also have other TexMex dishes, ribs, Margaritas....

The food is good but the kitchen is very slow... so be warned.