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Kuang Si Waterfalls

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

I’m back in good shape. I visited the Kuang Si waterfalls just outside of Luang Prabang. Those of you that I worked with who came to my desk in the 6 months prior to me leaving might remember my waterfall wallpaper. Well these falls graced my computer desktop for a long time.

The Bug

Monday, May 7th, 2007

Things were going good there for a few days. I was having a blast on the river, got to Luang Prabang and met a few nice people and planned to travel through Laos with them for a few more days. Unfortunately, for the 2nd time in 1 week and the 3rd time in 2 months I caught some sort of stomach bug. I think I may have figured out the reason this time. It definitely wasn’t food because I had been sticking to mainly western cuisine and since Laos is a former French colony there are plenty of baquettes to eat. Plus no matter where you go in this world you can find spaghetti or some sort of pasta. It has to be liquid. I didn’t have bottled water one night so I had to brush my teeth with the tap but I can’t imagine that little bit got me that quickly. The only other possibility is milk. I realized the last 3 times I got sick I had drank a milk shake earlier that day. Milk shakes were usually no problem at the beginning of my trip and you get them in just about every country and the milk is normally pretty good. I think I may have had some bad milk once and ever since then it has been getting me sick.

I am not really sure and I am no doctor but for the rest of my time on the road I am staying away from it. Too risky and I am tired of having my trip stalled for a couple of days over a stomach bug.

I am doing better now and I am going to visit a local waterfall and go swimming when my bus arrives to get me. Tomorrow I am going to head east to check out the sites I was supposed to see the last couple of days. So I will be back on track just a few days behind the rest of the people that were on the boat with me from Thailand. Maybe I will catch up.

Giving back

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
There are many times while traveling that you feel as though all you are doing is taking from the communities that you visit. So much tourism and there seems to be a sense of lost tradition and culture. ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Royal Palace and Phu Si Hill

Friday, May 4th, 2007
I woke up rather late this morning. I had my first full night of rest in an air conditioned room. I stayed a bit outside of the center of town but moved this morning to a cheaper room ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Mekong

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
What an amazing river. I started on Tuesday morning. May 1st 2007, my final day after 2 months in Thailand. I was picked up by mini-bus from my hotel at 9:30am and we headed north to the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Arriving in Laos

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
After 3 days, 2 of which were spent on a slow boat down the Mekong River, I am finally at Luang Prabang, Laos. It is time to take a shower and get a good night's sleep. I will ... [Continue reading this entry]