Si Phan Don, Laos

hi all,

after Chiqui left, we did a 'splurge' day in Siam Reap, where we paid 3 USD and we got into a luxurious hotel !! we used the gym and the swimming pool !! There was nobody so we chilled out there at our ease !! In the evening we went for another massage with the blind women and we had dinner at our local restaurant.
The day after we flew from Siam Reap into Pakse, Laos. From there we took a bus (it took us a while to find out which) into the 4,000 islands of the Mekong river, Si Phan Don. There we proved our faith with the locals when we crossed the river in a small boat leaving our baggage at the other side in the bus ... but everybody here is really friendly and if you learn how to say 'hi' and 'thanks' in Lao they are really impressed !!
Anyway, it all went good and the following day we took a one day trip on a small boat along the river. We met some really cool and interesting lao people and one girl asked me for my telephone number and if I had a girlfriend ... she thinks we are now b/f and I said of course ... pffffffff. During that trip we also swam with some kids in the river and that was great fun !! perhaps there were some bacteria in the river but it's all good now !!

All good here and enjoying the ride,

O.

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hola,

despues de que se fuera Chiqui para Madrid nos lo tomamos con calma Javi y yo y nos fuimos a un hotel de cinco estrellas a banyarnos en su piscina por 3 dolares !! luego por la noche nos dimos un masaje con unas chicas cieguitas y nos preparamos para salir para Laos al dia siguiente.
Al llegar a Laos fue todo tan caotico que nos costo encontrar el autobus hasta Si Phan Don, al sur del pais. Un sitio supertranquilo y bonito con 4,000 islas. Alli cogimos una barca y nos dimos un paseo increible por el Mekong, viendo delfines, comiendo con unos tios laosianos locales y banyandonos en el rio con unos chavalines !!

O.