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It seems a little silly but I start getting ready for a trip months in advance.
The tickets, etc are all bought, my equipment is comfortable and I increase the amount of workout I do at the gym (although I taper off a week before so I don't hurt anything).
I haven't been to Laos for 7 years and I expect the changes will be significant. It is the least visited of all the SEAsian countries just because, except for Luang Prabang, there isn't much for rich tourists to see.
There is no train system, roads are horrible and the long distance buses always break down.
Laos is land-locked and except for the Mekong all the rivers are quite shallow and the river boats are quite small - like very large canoes.
The people are wonderful, they take their Buddhism seriously and they are, or were, scrupulously honest.
Lao Beer is terrific.
I don't really think about the trip very much, not more than 10 or 15 times a waking hour.
The tickets, etc are all bought, my equipment is comfortable and I increase the amount of workout I do at the gym (although I taper off a week before so I don't hurt anything).
I haven't been to Laos for 7 years and I expect the changes will be significant. It is the least visited of all the SEAsian countries just because, except for Luang Prabang, there isn't much for rich tourists to see.
There is no train system, roads are horrible and the long distance buses always break down.
Laos is land-locked and except for the Mekong all the rivers are quite shallow and the river boats are quite small - like very large canoes.
The people are wonderful, they take their Buddhism seriously and they are, or were, scrupulously honest.
Lao Beer is terrific.
I don't really think about the trip very much, not more than 10 or 15 times a waking hour.