Vang Vieng
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008I’m here in Vang Vieng! I took a van ride here from Vientiane and met a group of Canadians. We’re splitting a riverside bungalow. The town is very peaceful and full of chickens and kittens and cows that block the roads. The weather could be better though.Yesterday, we went on tubes and floated lazily down the river through stunning limestone cliffs and lush vegetation. If you ignored the several bars spotting the banks playing loud music and the occasional power line, it really was a majestic experience. Floating down, listening to the crickets and frogs, it was timeless; it felt like it could have been thousands of years in the past. We did stop at a couple of bars with rope swings and zip lines and dancing and had loads of fun.
I’m heading back to Thailand most likely tomorrow. I can’t wait to snorkel and lay on the beach!
Oh, and there’s this strange new thing happening to my skin. I’ve never experienced this before, it’s like my skin is getting… darker. Barely, but surely. How peculiar. (I’m still as white as snow though!)