Train ticket? Yep.
Six hour wait for the departure time? Yep.
Half hour wait on the train past the departure time? Yep.
Fifteen-hour, overnight train ride, arriving three hours late? Yep.
Customs and passports and paperwork and taxis? Yep.
Vientiane, Laos? Yes!
I officially made it to my seventh country, to the capital no less. I’m maybe just a bit tired, but overall I’m ready to explore.