This was my crammed minibus from the town of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam to Muang Khua in Laos- that is before the 32 people piled on it. No joke. There are two seats to the right that are clipped off and then the front driver and passenger seat that are not pictured. And we all somehow fit. I had a guy squashing my shoulder so much that it was sore the next day and a woman hugging my leg and sleeping on it at one point. I’ve had some rough bus rides in Africa but this one takes the cake for being the most uncomfortable. Oh yes, and this is less than half the luggage. The rest is piled ridiculously high on the roof, causing us to nearly tip over at one point when we hit a muddy pothole. Just another bus adventure! (By the way, please check out the back row. Yes, someone is transporting a giant teddy bear.)
Holy cow, I don’t even know what to say. How were you able to do it??????
I’m not really sure. At one point, they were body-surfing an old lady to put her in a little spot in the back. C-r-a-z-y!
Haha, great shot Laura. I bet there are all kinds of random things in those gunny sacks. Glad you made it alright!
That teddy bear is perfect! I can’t even imagine more than 5 people fitting in there with all of that stuff…
I’m gobsmacked! I’ll never ever complain about transportation in New Zealand again. I’m sure Laos was worth it but still – well done!
Laos has definitely been worth it! I figure after a ride like that, I’ll just consider future bus rides as luxurious ;)
Wow! That’s insane. You seem to have kept a positive attitude about it, though, so that’s good!