Friendship Bridge

[TBWG]

Hi

Anyone been over the bridge? Is there much to see and do once in Laos bearing in mind I would probably be on a pushbike, so restricted to border areas..

Can you hire bikes over there? How big is town of Sauvannaket? any info appreciated

TBWG

[Thaddeus]

Hi

Anyone been over the bridge? Is there much to see and do once in Laos bearing in mind I would probably be on a pushbike, so restricted to border areas..

Can you hire bikes over there? How big is town of Sauvannaket? any info appreciated

TBWG

I haven't used the bridge to Savanakhet yet, but I have crossed by boat more than a few times. It's an experience, if I didn't have to go again, I wouldn't.

Try it one time TB, if you are a fan of grime..... you'll love it., the place is filthy

First time I went, we asked the Tuk Tuk driver to take us to the best hotel, ended up at a guest house.

Opened the fridge and found two bottles of water, seals broken, put it back straight away.

Wifey speaks Laos...... no she doesn't.

Eating by the river, a little girl drops her undies and defecates next to our table.

Lao Beer is good though ..... and very good French bread.

It's not worth the entrance fee, but then it can be from an educational point of view, but I was so glad to get back to Thailand.

That's it ...... think Thailand is bad ...... go to Laos for a few days

[TBWG]

I haven't used the bridge to Savanakhet yet, but I have crossed by boat more than a few times. It's an experience, if I didn't have to go again, I wouldn't.

Try it one time TB, if you are a fan of grime..... you'll love it., the place is filthy

First time I went, we asked the Tuk Tuk driver to take us to the best hotel, ended up at a guest house.

Opened the fridge and found two bottles of water, seals broken, put it back straight away.

Wifey speaks Laos...... no she doesn't.

Eating by the river, a little girl drops her undies and defecates next to our table.

Lao Beer is good though ..... and very good French bread.

It's not worth the entrance fee, but then it can be from an educational point of view, but I was so glad to get back to Thailand.

That's it ...... think Thailand is bad ...... go to Laos for a few days

Hi Thad

Hmmm Not sure what to say now... other than I like french bread!!!

Don't have to go for visa reasons, just looking for somewhere different to go biking for a day or two without having to resort to planes.

Thanks again for input.

TBWG

[asanee]

PLEASE can anyone tellIF the bridge is actually OPEN now? I am not so much interested in how lazy/dirty laos may seem on a random visit, have been there also.

Reason i ask: was here in LOS last dec, bridge was opened by crownprince, but NOT for the genral public as ''some questions had to be solved''/ Why they cold not simply use the existing rulesd from the NgKhaibridge/ Thailand seemed to be too reluctant to let in right-hand drive VNese trucks (after all Thailand wanted a 3 nations highway....). Was away last month and right now back but cannot find any POSITIVE response to thios. So if anyone lives there? Or else try the Isan forum.