Fun Vientiane Drinking Games

Lonely Planet
Go about your busininess as usual but whenever you see someone with a Lonely Planet guide, go into the nearest bar, restaurant, gueshouse, or minimart and drink a Beerlao (any variety). If you remember the sun setting, you win. For advanced drinkers only.

Hotel California
When you hear the opening bars of Hotel California, order two shots of tequila for every person playing. Drink one immediately and the 2nd at "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave." This can be played in conjunction with other drinking games. The budget-conscious traveler can substitute lao lau.

Fatty, Fatty, Fat Fat
Sit outdoors in a high-traffic area, such as by the Mekong. Every time a fat white person walks by, everyone in the group must drink a small glass of beer. See if you can keep up!

"So Where Have You Been?"
Find some backpackers with dreadlocks and start a conversation with them. Every time they mention a place they've travelled, take a drink. When you've finished your drink or simply can't take it any more, end the conversation. Example:
"...so then we got to Greece and..."
"I'm sorry, I have to go take my AIDS medicine."

Update Postponed

Designing a website is hard and I've decided to leave it up to the professionals.  Until I find someone to build me a site, I'll try to improve the existing one.

"Meeting" Foreign Girls

Despite the plethora of beautiful and willing local girls, there are still some weirdos wanting to go after foreign chicks. A major hurdle is that the majority of women visiting SE Asia are unattractive. They are either overweight or just don't dress up like they would in their home countries. 99% of the the attractive girls you see will either 1) be traveling with a boyfriend, or 2) be traveling with exactly two ugly friends. Obviously either of these complicates things, but doesn't make meeting them impossible.

Before we get to how to meet foreign chicks, let's start with how not to meet them: in a bar at night. Any halfway-attractive girl will be surrounded by 3 or more desperate horny guys who have rapidly discovered that traveling does not necessarily equal poontang. They'll all be circling the girl(s) like dancing monkeys, doing anything they think will make them look impressive. Although their ridiculous "look at me" antics will make you look more attractive by comparison, the situation as a whole will be a huge pain in the ass and should be avoided whenever possible.

So the best time to meet travelers is anyplace during the day or anywhere not a bar/nightclub at night. Just go up and talk to them. If you can't figure this part out, there's nothing I can do for you.

LivingLaos.com

LivingLaos.com has launched. Boom! Look for a much-improved site in the next week featuring more travel info, better organization, and design that doesn't scream "generic blog." Many thanks to Michael J for making this possible.

This shit is really paying off