Nong Khai
Who said Nong Khai was only worth a couple of days, Nong Khai is a great place to be there are many things to do and if its the Lao way your looking for then you should know that Nong Khai was once part of Lao thats why they all speak Lao and if you look around town you can still see the french colonial influence in the buildings. Try going up or down river there are many interesting places to see, take a look at this site to get the flavour of the place Volunteer Teaching Abroad - Volunteer Vacations to Teach - Thailand there is also many bars and restaurants and inexpensive hotels and as for getting over the bridge by bike there is no problem as I go many times without delay's and you only have about 30 min's wait on the Lao side for your visa application, great place to be that is why I have been here for 23 years and if your ever in Nong khai have one in the Bikers bar.
Ken
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