Luang Prabang was a wonderful city, i dont know about the pearl of the orient but it was very relaxed and people were very friendly. Met some wonderful people at the guest house we were staying at as well as some totally insane people. Michael, oh Michael. I keep meeting crazy austrailians and i like it. Wade made the decision to head back to the US which i think was a very good idea. He just was overwhelmed i think by all the new strange things, make sure to give him a big hug and lots of love, he should be arriving in a day or so if he got his flight from LAX to SAC sorted. And so i begin the solo part of my travels. Im actually really excited, one thing i have learned about myself on this trip is i am very independent, social when i want to be but if i like being by myself allot. i think its healthy and reflective, although i am a little scared about traveling by myself, sometime people follow you or are more likely to harass you if you dont have someone with you, though its so easy to meet fellow travelers and im a bad ass so im not to concerned. You hear so many horror stories bu i feel like i have a fleet of angels guiding me, all the people i have met have been wonderfuly helpful and have looked after me so well, i feel very blessed and taken care of. So i got the shits pretty bad the day of the airplane ot Vietname and oh man am i glad i opped of the flight insted of a 30 hour bus ride! I have kind of had it with bus rides that last longer then 24 hours, its just brutal at times, though i know i have many more coming up i need a little break. Arrived in Hanoi, Viet Nam two days ago and i love this city! such hussle and bussle! the streets make absolutely no sense, its a maze. you just know your general direction and have to wander around til you find what you looking for. theres a abig lake in the center that supposedly has giant turtles living in it, though i havent seen any so far and i cant imagine how anything could live in that discusting water.. I like Viet Nam allot so far, people told me taht everyone was unfriendly and will try to rip you off. they will try to scam you the best thing to do is just refuse to be scamed, if your an idiot they will take all your money and not think twice. you have to makes sure you agree on the price before you do anything and even then they will change it after the fact and make a big scene if you dont give them the money. its best to keep your cool and just skae you head and look like your not fucking around. it helps i have been hanging out with Mix who is a giant Danish man that will just start jabbering away in Danish if they try to make trouble and they usually just walk away looking confused or amused. People have been friendly to me thus far though. Crossing the street here is very hectic, you just pick a pace and walk at it, there are no stop light or if there ar no one pays any attention to is. just keep walking while a million motorbike zoom towards you and as long as you dont stop or make a sudden movement they just go around you. it a very interesting experience but its worked thus far, every once in a while i wont see one and they'll honk right behind me and i jump and get out of the way.
Im staying at a very nice hotel that has a tv, fridge, clean bed, and my own bathroom just for 8 bucks! pretty awesome, thought the window doesnt have a screen. i was brushing my teeth the other night and heard a buzzing and saw something brown flying around. i came out of the bathroom and saw a cockroach as long as my middle finger chilling on my pillow.. I was really not stoked. Tried to get it out but it just scuttled under my mattress. got my flashlight out and moved the bed but the fucker was no where to be found. It was hard to sleep easy that night, every russle of the blanket or tickle form the fan made me jump. Ill take leeches over cockroaches any day, they dont do shit but they crawl on you and are discusting.
Strang being in a communist country, facebook wont wort for one. they have it all blocked because it shares information or something. I dont really understand why any of the governement have bothered to call it communism. No one has succeeded in making anything equal, theres still the rich and the poor. but i suppose we dont really live in a real democracy as well so all governments just lie and call things what they want. Saw some amazing art yesterday, embrodiery that blew my mind. HUGE cloths that were covered in amazing pictures all done by hands, thread a needle. Also saw some old communist propaganda posters. It was interesting seeing the american flag in such a negative setting, they had statement like "40000 US planes brought down by the brave fighters" and "Nixon must pay with blood for our blood." its also strange how they call it the American war. We dont have a real name for the war, we call it Vietnam war which woundlt make any sense over here.
Thinking about spending 2 weeks in Vietnam then taking a train through SW china to Nepal, still thinking about it though.
Well im hungry but i promise to keep this blog better up to date.
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