when that happens, what results is an unintended songthraew taxi ride around the city.. then to the outskirts of the district... haha.. first the driver didn't know where we wanted to go, but told us to get in anyway, and we went round and round the city till he found his friends who spoke a little english.. finally managed to get to where we wanted to go: the Hilltribe Museum, which turned out to be really ulu.. not many people, and the 'outdoor exhibits' of hilltribe house reconstructions was all barbed wired up and the paths inside overgrown with chickens and dogs running all over... got chased out by one of them dogs... think julin is too much of a cat.. in all my time travelling in laos and thailand, both of which have lots and lots of dogs ard, I have never gotten such a reception from them as I did today. they all barked at us and chased us away
=( sigh..
then when we tried to get back to the city, we got onto a songthraew going in the wrong direction, so when we finally saw a sign on the other side of the road pointing to 'changmai' we got off immediately. way back was thankfully less eventful.. lunch at market.. coffee/tea at a very nice cafe in a beautiful house we passed by... then sunset at Wat Suan Dok... haven't had dinner... getting hungry.. and very tired...
tml we will prob bus to changrai in the afternoon. Meeting julin's village friends at night, then will head to the village i think.. not sure about internet or handphone reception there, but will definately be back in changmai the night before my flight: tues 21jun.
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hey hey. finally got the computer to myself to read all your fantastic logs throughout the past week. YL, you are "bioriod ..."??? gee, i had no idea...
dunno abt his friend, but yes, jason does scream tourist. his build, for one, does make him stand out. did he tell you abt attending miss universe?? :p
so, it's been an eventful trip! sometimes, you need to be in the company of your own khaki when travelling in order to appreciate the times when you're on your own. Because of the frustration it can sometimes bring, you relish the liberation just that little bit more when it comes, anti-social as it may sound, no???
you prob won't want to be back so soon - typical travel sentiment - but you have to, eventually, and that's when we'll get to see the beauty of laos as captured by you...
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