Note: I have a backlog of pictures to upload, but the internet is just too slow to get them all up.
Getting Chianged out. Heading to my third Chiang city in the past week. Got up at 9 or so, and had breakfast with William and two older British guys who were also living in Thailand. Seems this guesthouse is big with expats for some reason. Only a travel day, so I didn’t get up to much, wandering to get some U.S money which I may or may not need in Laos (If I don’t use it in Laos, I’ll need it in Cambodia for sure).
Wanted to pawn off my watergun so I wandered around looking for a kid to give it to. Had trouble finding any kids at all, but finally managed to find one little boy who seemed very grateful to have it, and even waied me in thanks. I only wish I had filled it up with water for him, but he slung it around his neck and didn’t seem to mind that it wasn’t loaded.
Grabbed a tuk-tuk to then bus station and hopped on the bus for my two hour ride to Chiang Khong. Ride was okay, but apparently they’re still celebrating songkran here, as the streets were littered with people throwing water. I noticed the waterfighting on the bus, and put my pack covers on, before heading to Boom Guesthouse. Boom was booked, so I headed to a place called PJs which should do the job for the night. It wasn’t till the owner tried to open the wall next to the room door that I realized he was pretty close to blind.
Booking a slow boat to Luang Prabang in Laos for the morning – going to take a long time, so hopefully I’ve got enough reading material.