Oops!

Long time no write... my mistake...

Where to begin??

this is going to be quick and spit fire so forgive me:

Vientiane in Brief:

-Met a friend. Had dinner with him at crazy good Indian Restaurant...
-Had lunch with him at absolutely dreadful street stall.
good good cultural fun.
-doughnuts in Vientiane= 8 for $1. seriously good.
-deep fried pork dumplings= 8 for $1. seriously dangerous!
-kim chi from the grocery store in a bag = my new fave!
-really nice hostel.
-Went to the stadium... totally dead. We did a lap of the track. A complete ghost town. Slightly eerie.
-Went to the museum... closed
-day marker was hectic
-bough eclipse in the wrong language. woops!

Overall impression of Vientiane:

Rocks. Totally loved it. One of our faves.

Vang Vieng in brief brief:

-lots of partiers...
-lots of mary jane...
-lots of cocaine...
-were going to go tubing but the weather had been brutal for 4 days before getting there and the water was dangerous...
-food stalls good
-iced coffee sublime!
-left after just one day

Overall impressin of Vang Vieng:

If it was not rainy season might have given it a better review... but it was, and therefore it sucked.

Luang Prabang in Brief:

-ride was horrifying.
-thought we would die
-life flashed before our eyes
-first night was in a single bed tiny room with gross blankets.. but what can you expect when you arrive at 2 am??
-first real day MUCH better. rewarded ourselves with an 'american breakfast'... walked around to travel places... I think this was the night that we met our friends from the bus (by the way, after our bus ride of death, all who were on the bus became kindred spirits for life)
-had dinner with them at a 'laos barbeque' place. really good and lots of fun!
-next day biked up a freaking mountain.... 30 km later we realized we were idiots in 45 degree heat.
-swam in a beautiful waterfall.
-saw some awesome bears
-walked past huge buffalo
-had dinner in an alleyway buffet (YUM!)
-met up with a friend from the bus (Asher) and booked an awesome trip for the next day.
-rode an elephant!
-kayaked in rapids!
-had dinner back in alleyway
-went out for drinks and made new friends
-flew to Bangkok!

Overall Impression of Luang Prabang: Beautiful! A bit more on the pricey side, but great!

Bangkok in Brief Brief:

-There for a day to pick up passport from the embassy
-had a nice lunch and sat for like 2 hours at the restaurant just because we were so darn tired. it was nice
-went back to the backpacker ghetto to book a trip the heck outta there.
-Stu bought some awesome soccer jerseys
-En Route to Krabi!

Krabi in Brief:
-Arrived yesterday. Totally beat after a 17 hour journey.
-Got completely and totally ripped off at a stupid travel place that had a monopoly. what were we to do but cry with our longtail boat between our legs.
-lots and lots of cats and kittens
-um, totally beautiful. lots of cliffs and a really crazy nice beach
-crabs galore
-cockroach in our room!!!
-a little on the expensive side, but this is a beach town!
-our first really good pad thai

Overall impression of Krabi:

When in Krabi go to Raylei ... really very nice and good. also, don't come in wet season... siiiiiiiiigh....

Books we're reading (Auntie Jane, we should discuss some day...):

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Girl who Played with Fire

Stu has read both, I've read the first one and am part way into the 2nd (and can't wait to hunker down tonight and polish off another hundred pages! Am I turning into a nerd!?!?)