Our foray into the expat world started with Hubby coming home and asking “Want to go and live in Laos?”. I would like to say I instantly responded with a “sure, when do we leave?”. But it was more of a “where?”, as I reached for the Atlas. After some discussion, we decided our lives could do with a little more adventure. And so, with a positive outlook and not much of an idea of what was waiting on the other side, we squished our home into a container. We waved Riggs off in his made-to-order crate and strapped in the littles for the first of many flights to come. Read on for our tips for first time expats from our experience in Vientiane, Laos.
