While for some of you getting visa's is old news. This is my first time staying in thailand for longer than a month at a time. I have been to thailand several times including 90 days in the last 6 months. So I was a little worried about staying for 4 months. So I asked here on the forum what I should do. The consensus was to go to Vientienne and get a tourist visa.

I took a thai bus from Surin to Khon Kaen. Some of you dont know me so I will tell you I am a little on the large side. I sat in the three seat side with a thai girl and I was taking up two seats and part of hers. The bus got so full ,people where standing in the aisle at which time I was asked to move over. As much as I tried I could only spare enough for one Thai cheek. I felt so sorry for the poor girl at the window side. About 6 hours later and no ac I made it to Khon Kaen. When I got there it was about noon so I was going to look for a bus to Nong Kai. Well of course all where full and they tried to put me a couple of buses that stopped along the way but they were also full and I was going to have to stand. So I just decided to to stay for the night.

Khon Kaen was uneventful, I had stayed there before so not much problem.
After a good night sleep and a handful of beer I started early in the morning to the bus station. Where again all buses where full. Well of course they tried to put me on a few buses that did not go to Nong Kai one of which was going to Korat. I finally got on a bus going to the right place but no seats so I had to stand for most of the way.