Drug pusher's of Pakbeng

Trip Start Sep 13, 2006
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Trip End May 08, 2008


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Friday, October 6, 2006

I just have to write about this kip. Anyway this slow boat was to bring us from the Thai Laos border all the way to Luang Prabang in the middle of Laos. But its 8 hours on this wreck of a boat with a wooden seat that just cuts the arse off you after 10 mins.. never been on anything so uncomfortable but we still managed to have the craic sitting on the floor at the back of the boat. Now drugs are Rife in Laos, they grow a shit load of it so i wasnt too surprised to hear that these boats are used to smuggle the stuff down river. there are no roads so river is only way to travel. We have accomadation already sorted for Pakbeng and as soon as we got off boat you get harassed by people trying to get you to stay in their guesthouse..or sell you drugs. Now this is another middle of nowhere place. its hot we are all bolloxed from travellin want to eat and get a shower. Get to guesthouse, myself Ian from Devon and Kieran are in one room, has a fan ..gift.. although its kinda false advertising to have a fan cos the electricity in the town gets turned off at 10pm each day and doesnt come back on till 5am Kip the local currency.. im loaded
Kip the local currency.. im loaded
 . Thank god i brought me Maglite. While putting our bags in the room the hotel owner comes in and whips out the Opium.. he wasnt exactly impressed when we didnt buy any or when we didnt want any other drugs at all from him but we did take the piss out of him. Every five mins somone new would come up offering you drugs. Its the kind of place where they have their own laws and rules and only one dirt track runs through the place. No bars open after ten either due to the electricty. So bed it was early that nite, and as we walk into our room who follws us in only the hotel owner again and another pusher mate of his.. No thanks lads were grand for drugs this evening..Fuck off.. i mean i have enough poxy Malaria tablets and imodium with me to keep sink the boat, so shut the door in the little shits face and tell him not to let it hit him in the ass on the way out although was quite impressed by the fact i had managed to crack him in the ass with the door. Deadbolt on the door for the nite that will keep the feckers out. Bed was like a poxy brick to sleep on too. The people in this town are horrible and all try to rip you off on everything but thats no reflection on the rest of the Laos people who are fantastic. Anyway up the next morning raise 2 fingers to that kip thank feck i still have me possessions and back on the shit boat with another poxy wooden seat. (geting piles wasnt in the brochure)
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