A Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang
Finally a few photos, I’ll post more within the next few days I hope…
Got back into Bangkok this morning after a 3 day ride around the Bolevan Plateau in Lao and crossing back into Thailand. Ironically, I got hit with a stomach bug on the last day of my ride, though the real stomach problems luckily didn’t kick in until I’d made it into the regional hub of Ubon Ratchatani, where I hunkered down in a relatively swanky hotel and slept (and antibiotic’d) my way back to health. Oh well, I’d made it through all these other travels without a hitch, so no complaints. I spent a day in Ubon and then got on a night train back into Bangkok and am getting ready to fly off to Tokyo early tomorrow AM. Hard to believe that almost 2 months have gone by…
The road descending off of the 1000-1500 meter-tall Bolevan Plateau, which dropped me through the clouds and towards Pakxe in Laos.
January 5, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Andy! Incredible! Have been following along but not posted til now. Such adventures you’re having. Thanks for sharing. We thought of you over the holidays when we were in the Northwest, next time we’ll be able to visit you in Vancouver. Happy New Year and safe travels!!
January 18, 2009 at 1:38 pm
hey andy, random question (can’t remember if i asked you before): is conor, the guy in your india pictures, irish? and if so, did he teach english in taichung in 1999? because if he did, i know him.
January 19, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Hey Sean, Nah, I’m pretty sure Conor never lived in China, though he is Irish… There can’t be that many Conors in Ireland, right???
As for the bike ride, it was pretty challenging, especially given my tendency to overestimate my endurance… there were a few dicey/tired moments, but overall it was beautiful and wild (and i would probably call it epic), and probably less nausea-inducing than the bus ride… You’re in Taiwan now? I hope all is well! Happy soon-to-be new year!
February 2, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Hope you sent a print of that one back here to Kraynick…