HungDonger

I wouldn't recommend it if you only have a sedan. The road conditions in most areas are very rough compared to Thailand.

Pizzeria Giotto at Meechok Plaza does an excellent Eggs Benedict.

If you are a big-breasted, attractive female in your 20's it is O.K. with me.

Just outside the exit closest to KFC

Ban all future Test cricket in England ! The chances of completing a series of 5 day games in the middle of the English summer is remote. A waste of time and effort for the visiting players and supporters. The constant rains mean the series are based on luck. Once the games are played in a neutral environment with decent weather and without 'pitch fixing' we will all see how bad English cricket really is .

It's a pity it rained. Australia would have been 3-1.

Generally pretty good however the bigger issue is the poor state of the roads. Worse during rainy season.

It MAY be possible to exchange Kip to Baht /Dollars prior to leaving but (if you can) the Exchange rate will be very bad. Try to budget to have minimum amounts of Kip towards your departure. Easy to exchange $s or Baht on a daily basis to Kip.

Laos Kip cannot be changed to another currency outside of Laos

I went a couple of weeks ago. I paid with a new $US100 bill and received $US60 change. My friend who was a few minutes behind me passed over a not so new $US50 note which was rejected. I then handed my friend $40 (from the change I'd just received) and they rejected that also . When I explained that the $40 was the change they had just given me they reluctantly accepted it.

I think it's free for Thai's entering Laos. Visa on arrival (for you) is easy and cheaper than e-visa. Change some Baht to Kip at a Money Changer but make sure you don't end up with an excess when you leave.

Visa on arrival available for both land and air. E-visa available but more expensive. $U.S. 40 fee. Passport photo. No consistency regarding Covid requirements. Travel by land and they want to see vaccination proof. Travel by Air and no one asks for anything. Likely to be no Covid checks by the time you go.

Wow...It was open last week when I went

You are a bit early. Lots of Hotels and Restaurants providing Christmas Dinners/Lunches but they usually start advertising around the start of December.

Easy to do... Visa on arrival .Bring $US40, passport photo and proof of vaccination. Takes 10 minutes at Wattay Airport. Entry paperwork will ask where you are staying in Vientiane,. Visa good for 30 days. Don't think your Thai wife has to pay the $40.