Jean-Paul started a journey, a world travel in 2003. It was for the adventure and I'd hoped some where along the way I would find some soul related answers. I followed the yellow brick road you could say, and I met many characters along it.... Some of them have even left messages on this website. You can too.
And the journey became longer than expected. You can see this in my Archives.
Yet somewhere along the way I lost that 'yellow brick road', but in essence I am still on that journey.
This website is about my travel, in all its aspects. A World travel with an Inner travel. The story of the walk.
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[Into Laos]
A few little surprises crossing the Mekong River into Lao. Firstly the confusion of changing sides on which the traffic travels (from left to right hand side) but the money..
Change 10 euro and I ended up with 110 000 Kip, making it hard to fold the wallet. Cup of coffee costs 4000 Kip and a hotel 50 000 Kip, just a few too many zeros to deal with at first. Funny enough kip means chicken in Dutch, which is a good association with Laos. Practically in every hotel I slept in there was a rooster in decent ear shot. Roosters are not my favorite being at 4am... Grrrrrr!
Lao has the distinction of being the most bombed country ever...courtesy of the US in the war against Vietnam. Unexploded ordinances (UXO) are still in abundance, but with so many Uncle Sam souvenirs, they pop up now and then as bar chairs and the like. Laos is really green (more than 80% of the country is bush) which suits me just find, as I become more and more attracted to nature these days. In short, Laos for an Asian country is very relaxed.
Having said that I was expecting a rather beaten back packers trail. Seems I am a little late (by some years) for that. Even though Laos is one of the poorest Asian countries the tourist sector is way developed and going up market fast. There really is a little boutique French restaurant on the corner (Laos was once a French Colony until the 1950's). Its too touristy at times for my liking and its hard not to feel cynical when the prices are milking it.
Currently I am in the capital- Vientiane, and I will continue south and cross over into Cambodia before 6th Feb, when my Lao visa expires.
Crossing into Northern Laos from Thailand
Along the Mekong River
Luang Prabang
Northen Laos - Nong Khiaw
Vang Vieng - the party place
Vientiane - The Capital but more like a large country town
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