My Guesthouse in Laos

I am staying at the venerable Oudalon GH. It is on the SW side of town that sees very few tourists, actually most of the guests are cousins of the owner.









My room in the GH. Comfy bed. Gets a little chilly at night since there is only a screen for a window, nothing to close. Does have beautiful silk window shades...












The view from my window. The wooden shack in front is where the owners live and operate a laundry service. When I eat dinner with the family, we eat on the picnic tables in front. Laundry costs $0.80 per kg.











The lightswitch in my room. Don't touch anything metal, that's my advice.













And that most important of places, the toilet (and shower). There's a couple things to note here. The bucket is for low-tech flushing, not washing. The shower only has one knob, and yes, its not for hot water...