Hello again from this northern Thai community. I did not mention in my report of yesterday that the airport time in the screening process is now about 30 to 45 minutes longer than before the changes. This time is of course based on the number of passengers in the screening at any given time. When I passed thru, it was 30 minutes longer than before. Most of this time is waiting to be called to observe the luggage check. The check itself is just a few minutes. There was one irate passenger in the queue when I came through, and he was speaking his mind about a double screening. The agent was calm and cool, and just told him it was the new rules.
Tomorrow, 25 May, we will depart here at noon and be driven by a family member to the south shore of the Mekong river. There, we will clear Immigration by Laos staff, and take a taxi into the nearby city of Vientiane. We cross over on a high level bridge, known as the International Freedom Bridge. It was constructed by the governments of Laos, Thailand and Australia. We spend one night in Vientiane, and at eight in the evening of 26 May, fly over to Hanoi with VietNam Airlines.
I will report in from Hanoi.
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