The Wanderings of busman7

Decided to spend another day with the ladies & share the cost of a rented van for the 6 hr trip to Vang Vieng which Lonely Planet describes “As if a section of Bangkok’s Khao San Rd has been transplanted—“. Well LP tends to exaggerate a bit there are a couple of blocks on the main drag with a lot of guest houses & bars where you see some staggering down the street with quarts of beer in hand being kind of load but get down by the river it’s quiet & a great place to relax.

Spent the afternoon chilling then took a walk along the Nam Sung River which is nice with the mountains just a half dozen kms away forming a backdrop & there was also a partial eclipse of the sun which lent to the atmosphere. Later in the evening we went out for Thai food which they do like us with Chinese, order a bunch of everything & everybody shares. Even though only Jin was fluent in English & a couple girls didn’t understand much everyone had a good time the last couple days. When they left to go back to Bangkok today, work calls, Jin had to go in Sunday evening & the rest Monday, I missed their company & laughter as their enthusiasm & joy of life was not hard to take. A least I have fond memories & the email address of a new friend in Bangkok!

This whole experience just confirmed what I have thought all along that there are different kinds of people in this world, there are grumps, selfish, out-going, introverted (me) & really nice caring folks. It doesn’t matter a whit the skin color, nationality, religion each type is found everywhere but in general travelers fall into the nice caring group & are a pleasure to be around. Even the Bangkok ladies do not really hang out that much at home but enjoy traveling together & making new friends doing so, small world!! Just never know who you will meet or where & what you may have in common, that’s one of the great things about traveling!

In conversation with Jin I found out that she had spent a year studying at McGill University in Montreal, the parent of MacDonald College in Ste Anne De Bellevue where I spent a couple years studying (partying), it really is a small world!

Another thing that is becoming apparent is that the fewer travelers that go to a certain place, the more aware they are & out to learn about people rather than just going for a good time or because it’s the in thing to do.

Enough philosophizing back to traveling it’s off to Pakse then Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands) providing I can get a bus ticket, if not another night here then go Monday. 

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