Onwards to Pakse

We left our home at Pomelo to begin our long journey to Vietnam. We were picked up by an unusual tuk tuk (like a motorbike and sidecar) and taken to the top of Don Khon then a boat took us across to Nakasang on the mainland. From here (with no directions) we had to walk to the other side of the town to find the backpacker central of a bus station! We had our tickets checked and waited to be herded like cows onto multiple minibuses heading across Laos. We got packed onto an already almost full minibus where Kerry got into the front middle seat with lack of head and leg room and David near the back. 3 hours later we arrived in Pakse, a tourist stopover town. Here we were able to book our next leg of the journey, another early morning bus, and find a cheap hotel room (but with air con!). We had a relaxed evening with a wander through the market, sunset cocktails on a rooftop terrace and a pizza at a little Italian.Read more