Nai greeted me at the train station and we had a happy reunion. He’s really a great guy, humorous, fun and playful, like most Laotian people. We stayed at his family’s home for a few days, went into Vientiane for a couple more and finally caught the bus to Vang Vieng today. Up until now, the days have been very sunny and hot, but, wouldn’t you know it, Vang Vieng has been getting clouds and rain, just like the last time I was here. It looks like it’s beginning to clear up, and if we have good weather tomorrow, we’ll probably do some river floating on inner tubes.
Vang Vieng is also experiencing a BIG boom. Construction is going on everywhere you look, with new guesthouses and restaurants in the making. It looks like tourism is finally expanding in Laos, though I doubt it will ever reach the numbers that visit Thailand. Still, I hope it proves to be beneficial to the Lao people. More later.
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Hi dear Ronald.
Really we have missed you here .I’m sure that you spend good times in Thailand.Asian people are very nice .my father stayed in china for two years and half during the war.But he often tells me that Asian people are very warm and nice.
the weather ,he tells me,is very hot but it always rains in the tropical places.
hi sir,
.. we have passed the first week of the practicum, it was nice and a bit difficult. ok sir enjoy your time in thailand.
how are you? really we miss you so much! i hope you will pass a good time there in thailand.