From one over-priced place to another...

We left our rip-off accommodation in Tha Khek and took a tuk tuk to the bus station preparing to head to Savannakhet. But when we got to the bus station, we changed our mind, as there really wasn’t much point in going there apart from breaking up another long bus journey, so we took the hit and instead went straight to Pakse about 7 hours away. The bus though was a complete laugh. It must’ve been older than me! Not to mention uber smelly and very fragile. About 30 minutes into our journey, the seat next to us collapsed off the rail and landed with a loud thud, so the passengers sitting on it were sitting lopsidedly the whole way. We then checked our own seats as well as the others on the bus and they all looked in the same state, and sure enough, ours collapsed before the journey was over. But the driver was a speed freak so at least our misery didn’t last forever. When we arrived in Pakse, we searched in vain for cheap accommodation for well over an hour and once again ended up with rubbish, over-priced find, as all the cheap ones were full already. So another bus journey it is again tomorrow until we find somewhere worth staying and cheaper than £7!...

From one over-priced place to another...

Ban Tha Khek, Laos