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Comment on udon thani travel agencies by GarnetHGB

GarnetHGB — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:30:47 +0000

Hello, Bob! I have never been to Vientiane – I'm a bit envious. You don't mention having any uncertainty about the Lao Visa process, so I am taking for granted that you've already got that part worked out. To be honest, I don't know just where the “red light” district is in Vientiane. This post from early this year at VirtualTourist was rather interesting: MEN!!! BEWARE OF AGGRESSIVE PROSTITUTES. This guy's experience as presented on TravelPod almost two years earlier suggests similar aggressiveness by prostitutes: Got a room in Vientiane's Red Light District. Check out what Retire-Asia.com has to say about Vientiane, Laos – City Nightlife, Clubs, Sex and Lao Family Life. If you go to the Accommodation link, you'll eventually find yourself at TripAdvisor's hotel page for Vientiane where you can click a link to Explore all 144 hotels in Vientiane. That should keep you busy! A number of hotels are listed on this map, if you can make sense of it. And if you don't have your Visa worked out, Retire-Asia.com goes into enormous detail here. (Check out what Mut Mee Guest House right there on the Mekong River in Nong Khai has to say about the Lao Tourist Visa – it would be great if it's really that simple!) As for getting there from Udon Thani, some of that is covered in Wikitravel's article on Vientiane in its section Get in. You might also refer to what they have to say in their Get out section, too. There was this article from March 2: New bus service to Laos. Scroll down this page at UdonMap for an Udon Thani – Vientiane bus schedule, as well as related Visa information. I think what's probably important to keep in mind is that if you're trying to bus directly to Vientiane, then you had best have your Lao Visa in hand. No bus is too likely to wait around long while a passenger tries to initiate the whole process right on the spot at the border. I hope I got all the links set up correctly, and that something here helps you!

Comment on udon thani travel agencies by Bob oconnor

Bob oconnor — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:11:53 +0000

inquiry Vientiane Laos hotel
ill b n Udon Thani & want 2 go to Vientiane Laos (it’s real close to Udon Thani) want 2 stay there 2 days Aug 9th & 10th
question need hotel & transport there & back………..want 2 stay n the action area of the city red light district
can u recommend a hotel
budget $$ per night approx. $85.00 USD
await ur reply
Mr. O’Connor
ocon...@roadrunner.com

Comment on Nong Soong: 1976 Recollections of a USAF Member by Glenda Dupuis

Glenda Dupuis — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:48:42 +0000

GarnetHGB,
It has been a while. I could not find your email. I’m sorry. I hope you will try again to email me! I am curious what you may be able to tell me about the village where Gau,(Kowmoon) and her family lived. You haave my email address, just put Udon Thani in the subject so I can locate it! Thanks!
Glenda D.

Comment on udon thani night bazaar by GarnetHGB

GarnetHGB — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:58:12 +0000

I do not.

If ever I managed to be making an income from my websites, it would be then that I might be inclined to consider it.

Comment on udon thani car rentals by GarnetHGB

GarnetHGB — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:19:21 +0000

You are absolutely correct! I see now that I confused the name with Udon Car Rent and thus thought I had already covered it.

Okay, I’ve edited your logo into the post — thanks for pointing this out.

Comment on udon thani car rentals by Noi

Noi — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:10:30 +0000

Another noteworthy one is UD Car Rent http://www.ud-carrent.com
Swedish owned family company which provide brand new & fully insured fleet in area of Udon Thani…

Comment on A Journalist’s Mis-step? by GarnetHGB

GarnetHGB — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:29:37 +0000

There is certainly not a lot of love, forgiveness, or tolerance on display in the comments for this post.

Comment on A Journalist’s Mis-step? by iiooooo

iiooooo — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:25:04 +0000

Disparaging the Thai king. Hope Peter Hartcher die soon.
Disparaging the Thai king. Hope Peter Hartcher die soon.
Disparaging the Thai king. Hope Peter Hartcher die soon.

Comment on udon thani night bazaar by KenR

KenR — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:59:10 +0000

Do you also have a media player?

Comment on isan en mexico by GarnetHGB

GarnetHGB — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:43:04 +0000

As far as I can recollect, Jon, I haven’t posted anything on Facebook in weeks, apart from a few comments to posts from ‘friends’ that you wouldn’t likely see.

I haven’t even logged into Facebook for several days.

You wouldn’t be practicing a little spamming here, now, would you?