This should be a quick one...
On my last night on Luang Prabang I went and gorged myself on street food from the night market. I mean, I really made a glutton of myself. The next day I was getting a bus to Nong Khiaw. Naturally, I had food poisoning again. It's the same every time. Nothing uncontrollable, but extreme stomach cramps.
The bus drive through the carnage of Laos New Year. We had gone only a few 100 metres before we nearly took out a scooter. We were turning right and it was overtaking up the inside. The rider did some nifty maneuvering to squeeze between us and a telegraph pole.
At the petrol station the attendant was handing out free beers to the drivers.
Another half a km down the road we came across two smashed up scooters entangled in the middle of the road. The riders were getting treatment (beers) at the nearby shack. Further along a tip truck was almost rolled in a ditch. A bus was in a similar state at the next large town. It had totally misjudged the turn onto a bridge/driveway.
Laos people really, really no how to party/kill themselves.
After a delay when the bus broke down, I arrived in Nong Khiaw to find a surprisingly quiet village. From the bus station the village lines both sides of the main road. The place was almost empty and there certainly weren't any water fights. I assume everyone goes to the next town over. It was pumping harder than Luang Prabang when we came through. I really can't tell you much more about Nong Khiaw. I got a bungalow and haven't really left.
I know there is a waterfall that isn't really flowing. There is also a cave where the village would relocate to when the yanks would bomb them. I haven't been to either of them. I'm not even bovvered.
At first I was food poisoned, then it was raining. Those have been my excuses for doing nothing. They are somewhat true, but really, I've been enjoying lazing around reading an excellent book. It is called Pandora's Star, if anyone is interested.
Today I was feeling much better, the rain had cleared up and I finished the book. A perfect opportunity to go be active. I downloaded the sequel instead.
This is my view, not that I've looked at it much:
I'm going to go back to Luang Prabang tomorrow. I'm ready to leave Laos but still have 5 days here to kill.
On my last night on Luang Prabang I went and gorged myself on street food from the night market. I mean, I really made a glutton of myself. The next day I was getting a bus to Nong Khiaw. Naturally, I had food poisoning again. It's the same every time. Nothing uncontrollable, but extreme stomach cramps.
The bus drive through the carnage of Laos New Year. We had gone only a few 100 metres before we nearly took out a scooter. We were turning right and it was overtaking up the inside. The rider did some nifty maneuvering to squeeze between us and a telegraph pole.
At the petrol station the attendant was handing out free beers to the drivers.
Another half a km down the road we came across two smashed up scooters entangled in the middle of the road. The riders were getting treatment (beers) at the nearby shack. Further along a tip truck was almost rolled in a ditch. A bus was in a similar state at the next large town. It had totally misjudged the turn onto a bridge/driveway.
Laos people really, really no how to party/kill themselves.
After a delay when the bus broke down, I arrived in Nong Khiaw to find a surprisingly quiet village. From the bus station the village lines both sides of the main road. The place was almost empty and there certainly weren't any water fights. I assume everyone goes to the next town over. It was pumping harder than Luang Prabang when we came through. I really can't tell you much more about Nong Khiaw. I got a bungalow and haven't really left.
I know there is a waterfall that isn't really flowing. There is also a cave where the village would relocate to when the yanks would bomb them. I haven't been to either of them. I'm not even bovvered.
At first I was food poisoned, then it was raining. Those have been my excuses for doing nothing. They are somewhat true, but really, I've been enjoying lazing around reading an excellent book. It is called Pandora's Star, if anyone is interested.
Today I was feeling much better, the rain had cleared up and I finished the book. A perfect opportunity to go be active. I downloaded the sequel instead.
This is my view, not that I've looked at it much:
I'm going to go back to Luang Prabang tomorrow. I'm ready to leave Laos but still have 5 days here to kill.
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