"Well, I am debating that actually. Nongkai has a Buddhist sculptural garden, doesn't it? Vientiane too."
"I guess so. I've never been to either one. Never stepped into
Laos."
"You never wanted too?"
"Not really."
"Why is that?"
"I don't know. Too much trouble to do it I guess. No passport.
No particular wish to see people who are poorer than here."
"I see. Well, I need to make a left I guess and then walk straight ahead for a while. Will Vientiane be to the left or the right?"
"Right."
"Can I walk there?"
"To the border yes, but you will need a taxi to get anywhere else."