Pakse (Laos)

Sunday 18/Nov/2012 - PAKSE (Laos)

Thailand-Laos border crossing.

Announcement in the bus: 15 minutes max to get the paperwork done.

An unrealistic objective.

Following the red arrows, rush-rush entering the Thai Immigration building

(to get the exit stamp in the passport).

Leaving the Thai building, after having collected the exit stamp.

Rushing through a long tunnel to reach the nomansland between Thailand and Laos

Tax free shops in the 300 meters of nomansland.
No time to buy of these hi-tech goodies.
No more red arrows!

Walking through the nomansland for the Laos offices,
but the signs point backwards...  Big mess!

Relief, this is an encouraging sign!

Still tax free opportunities.

It must be there!

Filling paperwork, and, most important, paying 35US$ you get the Laos visa

in your passport.  It's just a matter of money.

Now searching for the bus.  Fortunately the bus driver (center)

recognized me, indicating where he parked the bus.

Done!  25 minutes late.  It took me 40 minutes.

The last passengers arrived 10 minutes later and we got go.

Arrived in Paxe.

Nice hotel room in an old French colonial villa.

Nice room terrace too.

Strange shop!

Frogs, fish and flies.

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