There’s a thin line between really knowing a place and getting sick of it. In order to really know a place you have to spend some time – walking around a couple’o times, listening to the locals, experiencing the food, and taking the uncharted anti-“Lonely Planet” tracks. But you have to be very careful not [...]

. Vietnam. Somewhat of a surprise, since I didn’t plan on going there, but so many people I’ve met in Laos that came from Vietnam told me it’s worth visiting, and I’m already so close, that I’ve decided to give it a go. So, I have about a week (3 working days with weekend) in [...]

. “Yeah, that’s right. Yeah, that’s so true. I’m exactly the same. That happened to me too. Geezzz, I love that too.” Ohhh… creepy. It’s been 4 hours already, sitting next to the Mekong River, just outside the Sokdee Guest House at the fabulous UNESCO world heritage Laung Prabang. I’ve been having drinks with Irish [...]

“Clementine: What are you? NUTS? Joel: It’s been suggested.” (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) There’s Matt and Carly, the Israeli horde, and the two-ladyboys-and-two-lesbian bunch(AKA – ‘weird bunch’). That’s the people I now know from my bus ride from Vientiane to VangViang. The Israeli group was sitting between the weird bunch at the back [...]

Ooooo, much better. It’s gorgeous here, reminds me of Pai-Thailand. Spent some time with British folks, and going tubbing/rafting on the river tomorrow. Categories : b-laos b-vangviang