Hello everyone!
I cant believe we have come half way around the world to find the Asian equivalent of Blackpool! its called Vang Vieng in Laos, and is basically full of drunken, brits, yanks and aussies falling over everywhere like a giant stag night. I cant say we were very impressive with the aweful attitude of the tourists though, on what was surely once a beautiful place by a lovely river with stunning limestone Karsts in the background. Unfortunately its turned into a bit of a sullied paradise.
Our first hotel appeared great at first, great view, nice room, quiet and very cheap.....hmmmm. at 6:00pm the music started at a volume Spinal Tap would have been proud of. It carried on until about 3 in the morning. We asked around and it is like that every night of the week. we managed to find a quieter one the next day for only a bit more money. The worst part was, we couldn't even have drink and join in as we were both taking antibiotics for Montezuma's revenge!
Anyway we moved down to the capital of Laos, Vientiane, yesterday. This is great little place, very relaxed and chilled out. We plan to stay here until Saturday before catching a 24hr sleeper coach to Vietnam. Cant wait for that, but its cheaper than flying!
Hope everyone is OK, good bye for now!
Pete & Urvy. XXX
P.S - Pete still hasnt shaved or had his haircut. The beard is nearly ready to show up on camera! although he is a bit worried that his beard hair has come thought blonde, when the rest of his hair is brown just like mum and whats left of dads. Anyone in the family know why this might be?
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Pete - I've downloaded your pictures from photobucket and Urv is correct you need to sort that hair out fast. It's massive. In some pictures when you've got your hat on you look like a cone head.
ReplyDeleteText you the footy score later cone head.
Baz
sounds like your both having a great time - i'm enjoying following you through as things unfold....good luck for the remainder of your travels...keep in touch and if you can post a few pictures when you've had your hair dreadlocked!
ReplyDeleteLee
Peter had long golden tressess when he was young, just like his dad. Its all in the genes!
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ReplyDeletePete was also often mistaken for a girl when he was young due to his golden tressess! People would regularly say, “Awe isn’t she lovely!”…. “She’s very pretty” etc. Then we’d have to point out that “she” was actually a “he”!
ReplyDeleteEven today people still get confused!
i love cone head all the same. as for his hair - he may as well get a stray dog on a rope to go with it. enough said - PETE!
ReplyDeleteaka Mrs Cone Head (formerly Skinner).