Greeting from Laos

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Hi guys,

ich befinde mich gerade in Capital City (Vientiane, Laos) und habe noch eine gute Woche Zeit um mir einige letzte Dinge anzusehen bevor ich einen Tag nach meinem Geburtstag von Bangkok nach Frankfurt fliegen werde. Die letzten drei Wochen verliefen grossartig, Vietnam war klasse und was ich von Laos bisher gesehen habe ist ebenso cool. Leider hatten wir in Vietnam ziemlich haeufig Regen, obwohl es gerade das Land ist, was in Suedostasien laut Reisefuehrern das ganze Jahr ueber gut zu bereisen ist. Besonders der Norden war sensationell, drei Tage Bootstrip in der Ha Long Bay sowie drei Tage Trekking in den Bergen an der Grenze zu China. Die Ueberquerung der Grenze nach Laos zog sich ueber zwei Tage dahin, da ich entschieden habe, dieses Mal 100$ zu sparen und den Bus zu nehmen. Die Fahrt war zum Teil unbequem aber die atemberaubenden Berglandschaften entschaedigten dann doch fuer einiges.

In Laos angekommen, springe ich die letzten paar Tage von einem Punkt zum naechsten und ich bin wirklich froh, dass ich knappe zwei Wochen fuer dieses auesserst entspannte und landschaftlich attraktive Land uebrig habe/hatte. Haupttouristenattraktion in Laos ist das Tubing in Vang Vieng, wo sich massenhaft Backpacker mit LKW-Reifen den Fluss hinunter treiben lassen. Waere ja langweilig, wenn das alles waere: natuerlich sind auf der Strecke alle 100m Bars, an denen man trinken muss (!) um die Rutschen und Seile zu benutzen. Am Ende des Tages, wenn es Richtung letzte Bar geht, ist man ganz gut dabei und die Geschichte wird gefaehrlich. Nicht einer meiner Gruppe ist ohne Blessur davon gekommen, Leute gehen im Dschungel verloren (zumindest fuer einen Tag oder so) oder ertrinken (geschah so nur einen Tag bevor wir dort waren).

Nun bin ich in Vientiane und geniesse die Ruhe dieser kleinsten Hauptstadt Asiens. Allerdings geht es nachher auch schon weiter mit dem Nachtbus nach Pakse, im Sueden von Laos wo ich dann meine letzten Tage verbringen werde (Haengematte in einem Bungalow mit Flusslage ist obligatorisch).

Viele liebe Gruesse, Sebastian

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