Pictures from Laos(pronounced Lao):

Thats right we're bad-asses. The money in his hands is Laotian currency(kip). Its worth about $1.70. But he looks good doesn't he?

These photos were all taken with Morgan Dibble's(the other guy in the photos) camera. Mine was stolen along with my passport in Phuket - its all sorted now so now worries(No, I didn't sneak into Laos without a passport).

Mo-Dibb's and me jus' chillin' on the first few steps of our 2 day trek through the mountains and hills around Luang Prabang, Laos.

The same bad-ass rice field. We would see many more but we didnt know that at this point. We took ample photos. Our guide giggled and laughed as he tought about the acres of rice feilds we would end up seeing.

The impressive, though strange geologically, mountain ranges.

The Mekong. In the end, we would spend about 24 hours steaming up the Mekong to get "the heck out of Laos!"

So Laos was fun. I would have to say that green was the color of choice in Laos. It was probably the greenest place I've ever been. The first day back in Thailand(about 15yrs ahead of Laos technologically) we spend in Chiang Rai. We later traveled through Chiang Mai where I stayed up all night hitting every random raving bar until the sun came up... Then we went to the top of the nearest mountain (Called Doi Suteep) as the sun was just breaking. I dont regret it.

That afternoon at about 4pm I got on a 13 hour sleeper train to Bangkok. An hour after stepping off the train in BKK I was on a 12 hour bus to Phuket in the south of Thailand. SANUK(FUN)!

And here I am in the south ready to start teaching at the english camp.

Will post again soon.

Sooo peaceful...

I was in Laos for the Sept. 19th coup in BKK. Lucky me. Its not like I would've gotten to take pictures of myself with tanks and soldiers on the streets of one of the biggest and most traveled cities in Southeast Asia. Dogh!

Instead I've got a bunch of crappy photos from one of the least traveled countries in Southeast Asia. How valuable are those? huh? No really there actually pretty cool. Cant show you though because they were all taken on Morgan's(my travel buddy) camera and he hasn't uploaded them yet. Oh yea, a couple of weeks ago my passport, my money, my cell phone, and wallet were stolen on a beautiful beach of Phuket. SUCKS! - but all is well now. I've had one of the most nightmarish things that can happen to a traveler happen and I'm still going. So... sweet...

Yea there are tanks on the streets of BKK - yea there is a change in government(from a democratically elected PM to a militarily appointed leader) - oh, and martial law - but hey, at least I can still go to the seven(7-11) and get myself a bag of chips, a beer, and a bar of soap to wash up with. That much hasn't changed. Theres not much that has changed in Thailand for that matter. I mean I know I've only been back for a day but the essentials(that which I've already outline above) are stable - Food(chips), drinks(beer), etc., etc., etc....

They say the military leader answers to the king - which is good cause everyone likes the king and he seems like he has got the country's interests in mind.

I am currently working my way down through thailand from Chiang Rai(close to Laos) through Chiang Mai, and then probably train-ing it to BKK and bouncing it down to Phuket and back to work on monday the 1st. Its gonna be a whirlwind...

Exciting times these...