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welcome to Thailand
Dupa o zi luuunga si un aeroport si mai lung, am ajuns in Bangkok. Sa speram ca avem noroc de ceva mai mult internet 🙂
Gibon Experience
Mi-e greu sa stiu de unde sa incep cu descrierea. Filmele de mai jos nu reusesc sa surprinda perspectiva. Pozele nici ele.
Hard to know where to start. The movies and photos below do not do justice to the experience. They can not recreate the perspective.
Timp de 2 zile jumatate am zburat deasupra junglei. Rapid, pe cabluri de otel bazaind deasupra noastra, la zeci de metrii inaltime, peste jungla deasa si un rau, de la un deal la altul. Momentul in care iesi cu viteza dintre copaci si te trezesti la 50 sau 100m inaltime deasupra junglei iti ingheata toate gandurile. A fost minunat si terifiant in acelasi timp – la fiecare zipline imi ingheta un nod in gat.
For two days we flew over the jungle. Fast, on steel cables buzzing over us, up at tens of meters, over the thick forest and a river. The moment you’re out of the foliage and realize you’re 50 or 100m up above the thick jungle your thoughts freeze. It was beautiful and terrifying – each zipline leaving you gasping for air in awe and fear.
Cand nu zburam deasupra junglei dormeam in case cocotate in copaci la 100 de metrii. Podele de stinghii prin care se vedea apa dusului cazand secunse bune pana la sol. Nici nu vreau sa imi aduc aminte de toaleta.
When we did not fly above the jungle we slept with in treehouses up 100m in a tree. I vividly remember looking at water form the shower dripped from the wooden planks floor and took a while to get down.
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We just finished the gibbon experience. Photos coming soon!
Vang Vieng
As usual English bellow.
Internetul in Laos lăsa de dorit. Am scris mai puțin, am postat mai puțin si am dormit mai mult. Azi suntem deja la a treia noapte cu 10 ore de somn de care aparent aveam nevoie.
După platoul Bolaven am mai stat 2 nopți in Thakek pentru a vizita peșteră Kung Lor – 45 de minute cu o barcă cu motor pr un rău subteran care pe alocuri nu are mai mult de 3 cm. Asta și drumul dus întors cu peisaje absolut magnifice.
Zilele astea ne prind la Vang Vieng, fosta capitala a petrecerii in nordul Paosului (un articol din the Guardian explică bine care era situația acum doi ani). Astăzi petrecerile au devenit mai rare (deși amatorii de alcool, droguri si plutit se găsesc inca in număr mare pe aici) si orașul se reîntoarce spre ce il face cu adevărat special, cadrul natural.
Suntem înconjurați de munți superbi la radacina cărora se târâie un rău ce pare leneș (dar nu este). Peste tot peisajul jungla deasa. Am avut norocul sa facem un trek prin jungla ieri, cel mai trek in cea mai jungla de pana acum. Astăzi ne-am ritmat leneș cu mâncarea: dimineata la o ferma bio, clătite cu dude, ceai si vizitat ferma. Ne pregătim pentru un cheesecake la 4:)
Internet takes a cue from local customs in Laos. It flows slowly, unevenly and can be unreliable. Even late.
After our eventful Bolaven plateau tour we headed to Thakhek to visit Kong Lot Cave. 45 minutes speeding on an underground river on close to total darkness. This and the mountains going there and back made the stop in Thakhek worth it.
After a one night stop in Vientiane we are now enjoying Vang Vieng. This format party capital of Laos (see this Guardian article for a description of how life flowed here two years ago) Vang Vieng is slowly repositioning itself as an outdoor activity hub. The party is still going but it’s more subdued and more respectful of locals. The city is surrounded by beautiful karst mountains and a decepitfully sleepy looking river snakes around it. The thick jungle covers everything.
We spent one day exploring the city and one day exploring the jungle: the trek was the best jungel trek yet. No one on the trek, no signs of civilisation for km in sight, a secret river and waterfall.
Today was rithmed by food: late breakfast at a local organic mullbery farm and cheesecake coming at 4.
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