There we are, Vicky and I, enjoying our Laoatian BBQ overlooking the Mekong when we get an invite from a very sweet looking 18 year old Lao guy (Mr Tee above on boat in white top) to go visit his family - he is so excited and happy at the prospect of us going to his village that it becomes impossible to refuse.... so off we go at 8 am the following morning ...first a tuk-tuk, then a 2 hour bus ride, an hours boat ride in a long tail boat (basically a carved out tree open to the elements) to his village where we see many many beautiful but so so so poor children - some cried when they saw us as they'd not seen western faces before, others got so excited they were almost knocking us down. Mr Tee then took us on another 4 boat rides to other villages along the river ....... neither of us had asked how much the day was going to cost - thinking that we would be travelling locally and on local prices - yeah right by the end of the day he had managed to relieve us of all our money and even wanted to come to our guesthouse so we could get more to pay for stickers for his studies (!). I had heard how westerners - without exception - are all considered to be millionaires which is true on the face of it not taking in to account our cost of living but this was the first time I had experienced it. Glad to say we
got back safe but frozen to the core and a little poorer.
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Hey you, had a few panicked phonecalls about you being missing eastwards.... mum really appreciated the call by the way.
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I am totally amazed at what you are up to, you seem to be having some serious fun out there, remember to stay safe, me and the girls are all missing you, keep the blog up it's a fantastic Saturday night read lol
Love you, missing you!
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