quick update for all you Eric and Betsy Travel Blog fans out there. We are in Vientiane at the moment, checking email in the blessed air conditioning while we wait for our bus to take us up to Viang Vien, which is a little hippy-tourist- town on a river further north. Tomorrow wel'l go explore some caves, see a reclining Buddha in a cave(at Eric's initiation), and possibly go tubing along the meekong river. Its supposed to be beautiful valley town. Then on Thursday we head back to China, and I gotta say I cant wait to get out of the heat! Eric has adapted better than me. My New England blood takes a while to thin out.
Laos *used* to be a communist country, controlled by the USSR. But it was "liberated" not too long ago. If you ever want to read an amazing book about Laos, you shoudl read "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down". Its a bit intense, but a true and amazing story. All of this traveling makes me want to learn more about the history of this region. The differences between Thailand and Laos, so far, are subtle, but present. Thailand is a wealtheir, more stable country, and has managed to keep most foreign countries from taking over. THere might have been some Brittish influence at some point, but I'm embarassed to say that I don't know the history. My brother might- bro? do you know how to use the comment feature?
well that's all for now- hope you are all doing wonderfully,
xo
betsy and eric
1 comment:
man there's some old dude like posting history lessons or something on your site stubbleloucks. what's up with that? anyhow, if i hear another wimpy-ass comment about the heat, i'm gonna have to fly to laos and strangle you both with my frigid new england winter hands! actually it's been getting warmer lately. but still i LOVE that heat man. once you just stop trying to stay dry and just give into it, it's awesome. just think some yuppie here in boston paid a whole butt-load of money to sit in some steam room here and didn't want to get out and go back to work, but you guys get to be in it ALL the time and you only pay $25 per day! now that's a bargain.
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