R&R in vientiane with a sidetrip to udon thani

[natalie8]

Great thread and pics, BLD. Two places I've never been but look inviting.

[beerlaodrinker]

Thanks Natalie

[supernovadw]

Good updates mate!

Nice pictures! It's really moving forwards very fast now hey! Makes me wander how Vientiane will look in say 2025? Probably quite a bit different!?

Looking at these pictures I'm actually looking forward to getting there! My flight is booked for the 12th February so not long at all and a big new start for me!

[beerlaodrinker]

Come on down dude, i reckon you will be staggered at how much is going on here since you were last in town. Laos has now been accepted into the world trade organisation (WTO) so things should move along at an even faster pace

Heres an artists impression of what don chan island and surrounds will look like


a Lao-Chinese joint venture.........meaning its Lao land and chinese cash

[beerlaodrinker]

[beerlaodrinker]

Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker fresh seafood from a macro If you call a week old 'fresh'.

what about those skinned frogs next to the crabs ? they look fresh enough

[beerlaodrinker]

Another bar thats just opened up is the QBAR which has a couple of pool tables and a sports bar theme , prick of a location for parking but fairly central ,

[beerlaodrinker]

The Highland bar, Run by an affable scotsman, Andy , nice location on the river good scran and the beers ice cold what more do you want eh

[beerlaodrinker]

This is the old highland bar , knocked down to make way for the donchan riverfront development, The wood went into building the new one


Probably the most well known bar in town is the kop chai der, seems to attract a lot of punters but the beers rarely cold , so i never stay long

[beerlaodrinker]

River Frontage with the donchan palace hotel in the background, once urguably the flashest hotel in town There are plenty more around heaps better though, its still the tallest

[supernovadw]

I'm looking forward to getting there! Not long now Lot's to do before I leave though! A lazy day at first and then time to fire on and try and find a job or get something of my own going.

Perhaps at some point you wouldn't mind meeting up for a chat and a beer? Be nice to speak to you in person as of course you've been living in Laos for quite a while it'd be nice to pick your brain if you don't mind?

[Malicious]

The new city pillar


And the newly renovated nam phou fountain which was a bit tatty before


Hello malacious how da fuk are ya come in and pull up a chair
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 6 (2 members and 4 guests) beerlaodrinker, Malicious

How's it hanging bro? Some good pics there, lots of development now I see. Will pop over next time i'm in Nong Khai.

By the looks of some of the tartooed munters in your pics I would need to bring my own cock socket, sheeit aint gonna catch Malsy hanging out the back end of the likes of them, well not unless he's twelve parts pissed anyways

[beerlaodrinker]

aint gonna catch Malsy hanging out the back end of the likes of them, well not unless he's twelve parts pissed anyways

You are obviously a man of great taste when it comes time to part with a couple of hard earned purple persuaders , they werent exactly oil paintings that lot . I suspect that the only way they get any punters tampering with them is if they are 12 parts pissed, i had a lucky escape by being only 11 parts pissed,

it'd be nice to pick your brain if you don't mind?

Slim pickins there im afraid, but yeah flick me a PM when your settled and we can go for a bevvy,im back in town for 10 days on the 12th but ive got my old doris coming over for a visit so my usual drunken antics might have to be toned down somewhat, Dont want my old mum thinking im a kunt,

Just had a thought , you probably dont have a phone number in Laos yet, i,ll pm you mine

[beerlaodrinker]

inside the kop chai deaux bar


The best thing the french ever done for Laos

[ThaiAm]

you are hungry for Big Mac and I am crazy hungry for a Taco Bell. You stand a chance of finding a big Mac but have to make a trip to the states for a Taco Bell.

[beerlaodrinker]

Not going that far for a Taco, Hairy or otherwise


Not the sort of meat market i need

The vertical runway as its known locally,


Asian street meat ?

[beerlaodrinker]

random ones in vientiane

Afairly recent addition to the streets of vientiane

[supernovadw]

I don't know if it's just me but the last few pictures aren't showing???

[beerlaodrinker]

did this one come out?

[steve down under]

^ yup can see that one but the others above that aint there for me !

[2Prick]

Where are the Udon pix?

[beerlaodrinker]

Where are the Udon pix?

they are the ones with the Tattooed slappers in, they dont have complex style slapper bars in vientiane . Page 1, Have to go to udon for that sort of thing , Same problem with obtaining a big mac

[beerlaodrinker]

King chou annouvong . defeater of the Thai,s

[beerlaodrinker]

nOODLES

Meat to please you

[2Prick]

a Lao-Chinese joint venture.........meaning its Lao land and chinese cash

That eyesore is costing China $600 million USD.