Nong Khiaw
Trip Start
Mar 29, 2009
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Trip End
Ongoing
Nong Khiaw,
Louangphabang,
Lao Peoples Dem Rep
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Continuo la meva ruta fins a Nong Kiaw per relaxar-me una mica en un poblet a la riba del riu Nam Ou a on es poden fer excursions i altres histories, pero la rao per la qual hi vaig es per baixar el riu en barca fins a Luang Prabang. Al final, no puc fer aquest viatge i m'he de conformar en fer-lo en tuk-tuk i assistir altra vegada a l'espectacle de veure la poblacio local vomitar en els trajectes en bus. No se si tenen una predisposicio genetica per vomitar en vehicles de dos eixos en moviment, pero des de que he arribat en aquest pais bus que agafo, bus que com a minim un parell de persones es passen el viatge vomitant i llancant bosses de plastic per la finestra. S'haura d'estudiar ...
A Nong Kiaw es dificil relaxar-se de nit, malgrat que, com a la resta del pais, tots els bars tanquen a les 11PM i no s'hi passegi ni una anima despres de mitjanit. I es que de matinada hi ha una orquestracio perfecte de galls, gallines, gats, porcs, galls d'indi i d'altres especies d'animals de granja que comenca hores abans de trenc d'alba i que no hi ha taps que puguin silenciar. L'unic animal que no fa soroll son els gossos, i aixo que n'hi ha a patades. En aquest pais, la gent confia en els seus veins, i sembla com si el gos hagues perdut la seva categoria de guardia dels bens familiars i es mostra com un animal molt docil i silencios (tal vegada, sigui per passar desapercebut per por a acabar a la cassola).
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I head east to Nong Kiaw where it is possible to do several treks and other stuff, but I am most interested in going there to take a boat down the Nam Ou river to Luang Prabang. When I get there, they inform me that to charter a boat costs 1.5 million Kips (more than 100 euros) unless I find other people to share the ride with. As it is low-season and the people I meet are either rather short in cash, fist tight or simply more budget conscious than myself, I end up taking a tuk-tuk where I assist again to the show of watching local people vomit in the bus. I don't know if it is their genes that make them vomit while moving over a 2-axes vehicle, but in every bus ride I have taken in this country so far, I have witnessed the same behaviour. I will keep you posted if the same pattern repeats once and again.
At night, it is hard to sleep, despite the fact that, like in the rest of the country, the scarce nightlife shuts down at 11PM and there in no soul wandering around the streets after midnight. During the night, a perfect orchestration of roosters, cats, pigs and whatever farm animal starts playing hours before dawn and there is not much one can do not to hear it. The only quiet animal is the dog, that seems that in Laos has lost its soverignity over the animal farm world , it is extremely docile and it barely barks at all (may be because it fears it is going to end its days as part of the family daily diet).
Comments
sabadiii
o algo així!
Que molt monos els barquets de colors, però l'aigua del riu......no t'hi banyis, eh?!!
Per les fotos, sembla que el viatget a Laos és recomanable!
Per cert, mai sé quan has actualitzat el blog, no m'arriba cap notificació!