Laos TimeThe laid back pace of Laos agrees with me, now that I've finished the 6th week of my trip. It took me a while to slow down. My timing couldn't have been better. Just hanging out for a couple days here. We've formed a small group of solo travelers and realized last night that we've got all the continents represented adequately (with the exception of Antarctica--no eskimos so far). Internet has been spuratic at best. By that, I mean my own ...

A Slow BoatAs for my trip into Laos. I met a nice local on the bus from Chiang Rai Thailand who told me I should stay at Bamboo Riverside instead of SP Guesthouse in Chiang Khong that night, but it all worked out fine at SP. I met another american and we played frizbee in the park at sunset over the Mekong. Nice. then took over the guesthouse (because we were the only 2 guests) and watched movies on their DVD player.Next morning they packed me a good lunch and fe...