Last Thursday my Visa was about to expire , simple, get on a bus to Vientiane and get a new Visa .
I went to depart from Thailand and they asked where my letter was . "What letter is that" I asked . "The letter from your school cancelling your visa" "Its a new regulation that we made up last week" . "I didnt know about that and I dont have a letter" I said .
"Well you cannot leave the Country", they said , I had to go back to my school and get a letter , then take that to immigration to get my visa cancelled . Two days later , I went back to the border .
"Youve overstayed by two days , you cant leave the Country until youve paid your overstay fine " Off I went to pay my overstay fine .
Finally left Thailand and arrived in Vientiane , Laos . Embassy now closed until Monday .
I went to my usual hotel , but it wasnt there anymore , it had been knocked down, either that or it just fell down , it was quite a old hotel . So I went looking for somewhere else to stay .
A local Lady drove by on a pushbike with her daughter on the back . They smiled and waved at me , being a nice polite kind of guy, I smiled and waved back . They pulled over ahead of me and beckoned me over .
The Mother was about forty and the daughter about 20 . The Mother says to me "Would you like my daughter for the night" for 1000 Baht .
Now, I wouldnt engage in such activities , but I didnt want to appear to be rude , so I polity thanked her for her offer, but told her that I was very tired and needed to go straight to sleep .
The Mother then began talking to her daughter in sign language and she said that shes very tired as well and wants to go straight to sleep too. I had to think of another excuse . I said that my hotel doesnt allow guests into the room . More sign language ensued . The mother took some keys out from her pocket and said that I could go and stay in their room and that she wouldnt watch............but if I wanted her to join itn.....it would cost an extra 500 Baht .