Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok - Siem Reap - Vientiane - Vang Viang - Luang Prabang - Luang Namtha - Chiang Rai - Bangkok
And so back to Bangkok once more. This city is a shock after Laos, with its miles of malls and flyovers and traffic jams. In Laos roads are all single carriage and there are, as yet, no golden arches. That's not to say Laos and Cambodia hadn't changed in the 10 years since I last saw (a very little bit of) them. The roads in Vientiane, Laos's sleepy capital, are no...