Day 1: Mini-bus arrived on time so I said goodbye to the lady of reception (Noo-Noo), who was really friendly and had helped me out loads with navigating the city and booking my trip to Laos.
We then wen't round picking up people from other hostels (2 english couples, 2 swedish guys and a girl from Lithuania). Got chatting with all of them on the bus and they were all really nice - all comparing trips and where we had all been / are heading etc. So easy to meet people while travelling because everyone is in the same boat.
On the way to the Laos border, we stopped off at ANOTHER temple. This one, The White Temple, was the best I'd seen yet though - very impressive architecture. Stayed there for half an hour and then headed off towards our guest-house.
Had a long chat with Sigita (lithuanian girl) on the way and we exchanged emails and may meet up later in the trip. Both up for some trekking and are doing quite similar routes so we'll see. Arrived at the guest-house early evening and had an hour before dinner to go check out Chiang Khong. Basically, I didn't need my camera for this as there is precisely nothing to see. Just one long road of shops. Think people only go there as a stop-over before getting into Laos.
We sorted out our Visas for Laos and had dinner. Had a good chat and a beer with Adam and Abbie (English couple) and the 2 swedish lads (Kent and Stafan). Good laugh with all of them.
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