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March 30, 2004Better Day in Vang Vieng
After yesterday's somewhat blah day here in Vang Vieng, I decided to get out there a bit today. I rented a bicycle for the day (a whopping $1) and explored some smaller villages called Na Bam and Na Thong. I saw little kids playing naked in the rivers, women sleeping next to raw meat (which I am assuming was for sale), and I bought myself a bowl of uber-cheap noodle soup. It was much better than the version I had yesterday which looked like it had floating intestines in it (the noodles were too thick for my taste). I stopped for a few beverages along the way and discovered that Coke is way more expensive than Pepsi here in Laos, which is unfortunate because I hate Pepsi. I'll be on Mirinda now until China. I almost didn't get up early enough this morning because late last night (around midnight) the manager was knocking on my door. The girl I paid for the room didn't mention there is a $3 charge for turning on the AC so I said I'd turn it off because I really didn't need it anyway. He tried to bargain with me (for you special $1.50), but after being woken up I was in no mood so I shut it off and closed the door. I then paid him another $4 today and made sure we weren't going to have the same problem tonight at midnight, which I emphasized by glancing over at the guesthouse across the street. Minor problem solved. What really got me worked up today was that I saw an old lech of a farang making really lewd gestures at a schoolgirl about what he wanted to do to her. If you want to fuck a 14 yr old, go to Thailand and be a scumbag there!!! At least they're used to it. This girl looked like she was going to bust into tears or belt him- I couldn't tell which. I'm still angry at myself for not cursing him out. Grrrrr... Tomorrow I head off for Luang Prabang, and from there I will see. After getting a great email from Rob, I may head east and south to the Plain of Jars and beyond. I don't want to get all the way up north too quickly- I still have 15 days in Laos until I can cross into China. Here I come Luang Prabang! Comments
hey, must be good to be in a place where you can do without air con! plus of course, the friendly people, interesting culture and cheap noodles. I will ask for this famous Rob email if I ever decide to go to Laos in the end of the year. as to my re-entry in malaysia, problem was that when I applied to the extension to avoid running away to Singapore, not only did the immigration denied me, as they also stamped my passport in bright red: extension applied and denied. that didn't look good to the singapore-malaysia border officials when I had already spent the full three months in malaysia. and I didn't have the flight ticket with me. they almost almost almost gave me a transit visa so that I caught the next flight home... when it was all over my dear bus driver had left me in the border. it's all good now. Hi Claudia I just sent you a more detailed travel note for the north of Laos and the plain of Jars Enjoy Rob Posted by: Rob on March 31, 2004 06:39 PM |
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