so, i've managed to get away from laos, some more not so fun things happened since i last wrote but i left imediatly, i' took at train to bangkok, hotels there are really expensive so i'm on an island just east of there. i got ripped off with my bus ticket so a man i met told me how to get into the national park without paying 400 B.. so i got my money back but its a long walk to the bungalos i want to stay at so i thought i'd stop and rest at an internet cafe for a [View Full Entry]

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so i've made it to the capital of laos.. i have so much to write but the internet is still relatively expensive here as well.. (relative to me being broke that is) last night i drank scorpion lao lao (rice whiskey with a scorpion thats been fermenting in it for awhile, twas tasty i went to caves of unimaginable beauty.. i can't wait to post pics... i have to find my usb cable first. i've done so many amazing things in such a sort time.. i went tubing down the local river in vang vieng and every 5 minutes you get [View Full Entry]

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no time.. just thought i'd post and say i'm alive and well and i'll write when i get to vian vien [View Full Entry]

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The three day boat trip was what i'd imagine hell would be like.. for the last three hours of todays boat trip.. just before we made it to our final destination i was sleeping with the luggage on a dirt floor (because it was much more comfortable than being crammed into a can with a bunch of sardienes) the bathroom was flooded so i tried to step over the suagige and fell down a rather large step, screwed my back, ribs and arm up :o( i went to the pharmacy but everything they've got is in french.. i wish i had [View Full Entry]

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i'm at the hotel on the boarder of loas, we cross in the morning which i believe involves floating down the mekong for a bit.. iunno talk to you soon [View Full Entry]

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the root to laos April DeeSo i'm off to laos today at noon! it'll take three days, one day to the thailand border by bus then to slow boats along the main river in laos. but as promised i'll post the pictures of me medicating and working with the elephants.. and hey if your lucky i might even post an elephant kiss or two :D i don't know when i'll have the internet again but as soon as i do i'll post in here, i love you all! [View Full Entry]

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So i'm back in chiang mai after a week of hard labor and mind blowing experiences with the elephants. everyday was scheduled as such 7am breakfast 7:30 poop scoop.. either elephant or buffalo (and you wouldn't think it but buffalo is much much worse) then we would have a different task which normally was planting some sort of tree or grass for future elephant consumption we did day trips to the local school and there happened to be a murder suicide in the town the night before we left so we went to a Buddhist funeral as for the elephants, being [View Full Entry]

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I am on the verge of death i went to thai cooking school yesterday and well.. they taught me how to cook salmonella!! its fantastic.. i knew i had to learn to cook sometime and now i can do it proper! i had paid a few days ago for a thai oil massage lesson for today so i had to pull my head out of the toilet for a 4 hour lesson but i'll be ok by tomorrow, i have to because tomorrow i'm off to the elephant nature park so i won't be able to post anything for the next [View Full Entry]

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Heather has arrived in chiang mai, tonight we'll go and do the tour, go to the night bazarr (sp?) tomorrow i think we'll rent bicycles and maybe see a waterfall or a temple or maybe get thai cooking lessons, who knows, the world is our oyster :o) [View Full Entry]

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Well, i found some Scottish and British friends to celebrate Canada day with, long talks of cultural differences and perhaps a little too much to drink, i wasted most of yesterday in bed but its all worth it to spread canada day cheer :) i'll try to post a picture or two on here, i'm not sure if i can because i can't change the size of the picture and i really don't know how big of a picture they'll take on here but its worth a try. Oh! last night i found a baby gecko and it crawled up onto [View Full Entry]

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