Ransel Bertopeng

Woke up that day in the morning, had breakfast and contemplating. Should I Vientiane more? Should I go to Luang Prabang? Or go to Thailand, which is just a stone's throw away from here? I really  wanted to stay in this town or this country. But after calculated the distance from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, it would take another 7,5 hours by bus! Not again! I gave up quickly, LOL. Plus, Thai is just across the Mekong river there! So I decided to just crossed to my next country.  Thanaleng Border just after the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge ----- Packing done. Check out done. I walked to the Talat Sao morning market. The International bus terminal was just across the market, and just around 2 kilos from my hostel. There are two terminals there, Central Bus Station (CBS) and Khua Din Bus Station (KD).  Khua Din Bus Station Central Bus Station building to buy ticket & waiting area. Khua Din bus station is the same building but different door, locat...

This story was when I backpacked through South East Asia. My 13th day was in Vientiane, Laos . I just exploring this city, impromptu style, let the fate surprised me, and it did! I started to walk from Talat Sao morning market, through Lan Xang Avenue. It was around 1 kilometer, and the heat started to bite on the skin. Even though there were lots of trees on the sidelines, but the sun shone right above the head, made it a bit difficult to take shelter under the shadows of the trees.  Hot wide street at the Lane Xang Avenue. By the end of the road, the monument was placed and divided the street. But as I walked closer to the monument, it was all worth it. I really was surprised, as the monument was awesome and familiar. If you've ever been to Paris, or see the image of L'arc de Triomphe, you'll know what I meant.  Both have similar names, meaning Gate of Triumph. Both have square shaped building with a hollow area in the middle for pathway, except on top o...

Akhirnya tiba di Vientiane (Vn). Nyampenya sih sore, tapi tiba di tengah kota dah mo magrib dan sampe di hostel udah gelap. Setelah mandi dan bengong berkontemplasi dengan kejadian sebelumnya di mana gw menempuh perjalanan 21 jam dengan sleeper bus yang ga nyaman dan tanpa toilet dan stuck di border di atas gunung, gw bersyukur bisa ngerasain "kota" lagi, dengan AC yang dingin dan kasur yang empuk.   ----- Artikel ini merupakan rangkaian perjalanan solo backpacking gua keliling ASEAN selama kurang lebih sebulan. Prologue-nya udah gua tulis  di sini ,  kenapa gua melakukan solo travelling seperti ini.  Day 1 ,  Day 2  di Melaka,  Day 3 di Phnom Penh ,  Day 4 perjalanan ke Siem Reap ,  Day 5 keliling Angkor Wat ,  Day 6 Killing Field Siem Reap ,  Day 7  nyeberang perbatasan Kamboja-Vietnam lewat darat.   Day 8 keliling Saigon dan masuk ke  War Remnant Museum ,  Day 9 main ke  Vietnam Traditional Med...