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Lao People's Democratic Republic/Don Không Round the world trip 2008
1-26-08
Here we are again, crammed like sardines into a van heading north to Thakhek. We fear Bici is at the bottom of a growing pile of parcels, luggage and bags of produce. The Lao people cover their nose when someone lights a cigarette, move to allow yet another rider to squeeze in (18 people in a 12 seat van), ignore the music set at one billion decibels (at least)! No one ever complains, just accepts whatever complacently. If we had to travel like this too often rather than riding the bike where we exert some control, we’d need to find alternative transport such as the more expensive long distance air conditioned buses.
The villages we are passing through are dirty with plastic litter and are rather shabby and colorless under today’s overcast sky. Today is the antithesis to last nights’ dinner in Savannakhet. We met a lovely Dutch couple, Anna and William, who are on a two month biking holiday. The four of us went to the loveliest French restaurant, Dao Savanh, on the square in a newly renovated French Colonial building. The meal of tender and rare rib eye steak was accompanied by good wine and lively conversation about world travel by bicycle.
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January 24 Lao People's Democratic
Here we are again, crammed like sardines into a van heading north to Thakhek. We fear Bici is at the bottom of a growing pile of parcels, luggage and bags of produce. The Lao people cover their nose when someone lights a cigarette, move to allow yet another rider to squeeze in (18 people in a 12 seat van), ignore the music set at one billion decibels (at least)! No one ever complains, just accepts whatever complacently. If we had to travel like this too often rather than riding the bike where we exert some control, we’d need to find alternative transport such as the more expensive long distance air conditioned buses.
The villages we are passing through are dirty with plastic litter and are rather shabby and colorless under today’s overcast sky. Today is the antithesis to last nights’ dinner in Savannakhet. We met a lovely Dutch couple, Anna and William, who are on a two month biking holiday. The four of us went to the loveliest French restaurant, Dao Savanh, on the square in a newly renovated French Colonial building. The meal of tender and rare rib eye steak was accompanied by good wine and lively conversation about world travel by bicycle.
