Vientiane and Vang Vieng

When I started this thing... don't know if I should call it experience, trip or luxury year... and decided to keep this other thing called blog, diary or "cuaderno de Bitacora", never thought that anybody would be interested in reading it. I thouhgt of it for myself, and just a way of saying "hey, I'm still alive in case you were worried". But it is great to see that, more than any thing, it's keeping me in touch with all of you .

There are lots of moments, lots of instants, where I felt the need of sharing them with you. I felt how much some of you would have loved to be there: meet this or that person; have this conversation; dive in those waters; listen to Moonman and share a beer while watching that beautiful sunset; walk those temples. And, why not, be far away from the smoke.

Well... I am glad that this "cuaderno de Bitacora", has become the way of sharing parts of this with you. For those that don't like internet... well... I still have 9 months ahead of me... just use this thing to find me!!! I won't be waiting... but I will be very happy to see you!!!

If you move fast, tomorrow you can find us in Luang Prabang. We're off to this UNESCO heritage town after a few days in Vientiane and Vang Vieng (Lao Capital of "Happy Lassies"... don't worry Andy, I left the kids at the Bungalow. They are too young for this sh*t!).

We had a couple of disappointments in here. First one is that the Myanmar embassy was close, and that the Visa will take too long... so we decided to cancelled the idea of visiting Myanmar. Shame... next trip! Good thing is that we gave ourselves a day to discover Vientiane. Enough to take my little travel mates for a cultural visit :oD.

Second was Vang Vieng. This area is beautiful... I would say: incredibly beautiful. But is full of places selling happy shakes, happy pizzas, happy lassies, magic mushroom sh*t... and they have "Friends" full volume in every restaurant :-O!! Upppppsssss... a bit too old for this cr*p. And the worst thing... there are no kids to go swimming in the river!!!!! The best, actually, is to get something that get you away from the village... a bicycle for example... and destroy your legs while pedaling up and down the hills!! We went to see some of the caves, and that was very very good. And the people was smiling again!!!

Then sunset by the river... more fresh milkshakes... and a conference with mum to find out that she is coming to NZ with me in a couple of weeks!!! Isn't she brave!!!!!!! Does anybody know any "decent" (and I mean DECENT) guesthouse in Aukland?!?!? Just joking ;o) That is great news!

Well... Lots of kisses to all of you, and please... keep on working hard. Make sure that one of you becomes a boss soon, and offers me a job in a few moths ;oD

Muchiiiiiiiiiiisimos besos a todas/os. Espero que esteis disfrutando de la cercana llegada de la primavera... yo en breves paso del verano abrasador al otonho fresquito!!!

Ciao ciao,


Heiwa