Laos!

I shared a tuk tuk to the local bus station from the border with an older Danish couple. There was only one bus at the station. It was leaving at 5pm for Luang Prabang but stopped at Luang Nam Tha, where I wanted to go. The problem was it was only 1.20pm. The Danish couple changed their plans and went back to the border town. I was alone at the station for a while until a group of package tourists from China took over the place. A few backpackers arrived just before the bus left at 5. The bus was super modern ultra deluxe, compared to anything I saw in Myanmar. It was two levels with super freezing Air Con. They even handed out water and blankets.
I arrived in Luang Nam Tha at 9.30. I took a tuk tuk into the town which is ridiculously 11km away from the station. I took a nice room at Manychan Guesthouse, ate dinner, watched TV and crashed. It was another long day but I was glad to be in Laos.