Sordid escapades from the sleepy town of Savanakhet.

[Robert_Smith]

SVK is a place I used to visit often when I was on a multi extension visa.

 

Every time I visited it turned into a 48 hour sordid bender. Booze, birds, ladyboys, it really was a crazy place once you scratched the surface.

 

I have no idea what it's like these days as i haven't been for years, but i would love to go into much more detail but I can't for fear of this post getting relegated to the lounge.

 

All I can say is every time I went there I had a great time. Fear and loating in savanakhet we used to call it.

 

It was as calm as a cucumber on the surface, but as wild as a scene from 'From Dusk Till Dawn' underneath...

 

Regards,

Bob.

[Harrisfan]

Only buffaloes now. No birds or ladyboys.

[Robert_Smith]

4 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Only buffaloes now. No birds or ladyboys.

Shame..

 

I was planning on a trip back!!

 

Regards, 

Bob.

[Harrisfan]

Just now, Robert_Smith said:

Shame..

 

I was planning on a trip back!!

 

Regards, 

Bob.

Mukdahan is no good.

[transam]

8 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Only buffaloes now. No birds or ladyboys.

Bet that was disappointing for you, but how did you get on with the buffaloes.......?  😘..........🤭

[blaze master]

1 hour ago, Robert_Smith said:

Shame..

 

I was planning on a trip back!!

 

Regards, 

Bob.

 

Go.

[ChumpChange]

Belching Bob, mate, you delusional relic of the highest order, let me get this straight. You’re out here now trying to paint Savannakhet, of all places, as some kind of depraved, neon-lit sin city, a place so wild and pelvis pumping that your alleged adventures there can only be hinted at in hushed tones, lest they be deemed too scandalous for the forum?

 

Mate, it’s Savannakhet. A sleepy, dusty border town best known for its crumbling colonial buildings and the fact that nobody willingly goes there unless their visa requires it. The idea that you, of all people, somehow unearthed a secret hidden gem of excess, a secret lair of booze-soaked debauchery that no one else has ever managed to find, is about as believable as the idea that you have a functioning social life or todger to go with it.

 

And let’s be real bruv, this isn’t The Hangover: Laos Edition. It’s Blubber Bob, sad and alone, stumbling around with a half-melted Beerlao in one hand and a stack of crumpled kip in the other, trying to convince himself that his budget-tier misadventures count as “sordid escapades.”

 

“Booze, birds, ladyboys.” Bobby Brazzer, you absolute tragic cliché. You didn’t stumble into a hidden world, you just drunkenly lurched into the first dingy dog-fart bar that would let you in, spent the night hopelessly leering at staff half your age, and then waddled back to your windowless, squeaky-fan guesthouse convinced you’d lived some epic tale of excess.

 

And let’s not ignore the absolute state of your humble bragging here.

 

• “I would love to go into much more detail, but I can’t.”

Translation: There is no detail to go into.

 

• “It was as calm as a cucumber on the surface, but wild underneath.”

Translation: You got drunk, couldn't remember your own name, and thought a regular bar was suddenly a den of sin.

 

The only Fear and Loathing happening here is the fear that you’ll wake up and realize your life is just one long series of depressing, low-budget, self-inflicted disappointments.

 

Honestly, Bobby Bojangles, you didn’t uncover some dark, wild underbelly. You just had a few too many cheap beers, made a fool of yourself, and now, 15 years later, you’re desperately trying to rewrite history because even you can’t stand how mundane your treacherous life actually is.

[Ben Zioner]

4 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Only buffaloes now. No birds or ladyboys.

Don't say that, after birds and ladyboys Bob might want to "explore" buffaloes...

[freedomnow]

4 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Mukdahan is no good.

Most Laos towns are the absolute PITS.

[Grumpy one]

16 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Only buffaloes now. No birds or ladyboys.

Mabe, he prefers buffalo's

[Quack]

Mukhdahan is much better, there are tons of those karaoke bars around with more hot Lao girls than you'll see during your entire stay in Savannakhet

[Gottfrid]

I heard they serve tainted alcohol.

[JAG]

Last time I was there ( pre COVID) there was quite a nice ice cream shop with a very pretty girl working there - I smiled at her and she gave me an extra scoop.

That is about as wild as it got!

[CLW]

Savannahkhet is an absolute <deleted> hole. There's nothing to do there. The only positive take away was strolling along the river promenade and an excellent banh mi shop at the big market at the edge of the town. I was really happy leaving it after two days. 

[BritManToo]

7 minutes ago, CLW said:

Savannahkhet is an absolute <deleted> hole. There's nothing to do there. The only positive take away was strolling along the river promenade and an excellent banh mi shop at the big market at the edge of the town. I was really happy leaving it after two days. 

Agree, no action of any kind to be found there.

[songhklasid]

I disagree , back in late 90’s early 2000, before friendship bridge built , i & Thai G/f stayed at a riverside hotel , big soapy massage area on ground floor , Vietnamese freelancers lining the riverbank , it come to life after dark , that was dem days ! 
rgds SS 

[Caldera]

Well as a visa run destination it's pretty much toast now, thanks to new rules and the eVisa roll-out. I can only imagine that this hasn't helped with the number of tourists they are getting...

[CLW]

1 hour ago, Caldera said:

Well as a visa run destination it's pretty much toast now, thanks to new rules and the eVisa roll-out. I can only imagine that this hasn't helped with the number of tourists they are getting...

It'll only get worse from now. Both for Mukdahan and Savannahkhet