Disillusionment and Elation
March 5th 2011 We are sailing up the Mekong River, (SE Asia's answer to the Nile) for the second day now, travelling from Luang Prabang in Laos and heading for the Thai border. This is a particularly rugged and scenic setting, as the river meanders its path through unchartered jungle and mountainous landscapes. The river is sometimes quiet and still, like a mirror, and at other times agressive and hateful with w
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