Back in the real world of Chiang Mai after the Hilltribe Games Event, we had breakfast at the Triple FFF cafe, checked email and headed over to a travel agency to setup our trip to Laos in order to renew our Thai visa.
The lady at the travel agency was so happy and upbeat and pregnant. She didn’t come across as a tout trying to sell us something. she gave us the options and costs and let us make our decision. After we had booked a round trip to Luang Prabang for 5 days she sat and chatted with us about various things. I think she loved company and people. I was pleasantly surprised at the ease of dealing with booking tickets with her.
After visiting the night markets we headed back to The Rose to meet Leon. His life is such a difficult passage yet his spirit keeps fighting on and going forward. He’s off to South Africa to interview Nelson Mandela in February 2005. Also met Oliver at The Rose who is a Brit teaching English as a Foreign Language. He had been in China for a number of years teaching, but now was headed to Laos. But he’s waiting for some money from his brother so he can pay up his dues in Chiang Mai and have the fare to Laos.
On the way back to the Safe House Guest House after The Rose we saw a Farang guy trying to get into a Tuk Tuk with his suit case while being pulled at by a Thai lady who was screaming something at him. He kept trying to tell the Tuk Tuk driver to go to the Airport, but the poor Tuk Tuk driver was caught between the money from the Farang and whatever the Thai lady was screaming.
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