Before I entered Laos, I had a very different picture of this country in my head.
Undiscovered. Wast and secret. Jungle. Full of dangers and warm people. Who are still pure and smiling.
And yes, my Friend, they do smile every time they overcharge me at the market.
I do smile as well. Every time I realize how wrong my picture was.
I expected to be one of the first explorers in this secret jungle. Like a pioneer. Or a monk in a pagan country.
I will be honest, I felt challenged by the Mother Nature. By jungle. Wild animals. Snakes and tigers. Indeed, very dramatic.
However, it feels slightly different when I sit in the restaurant in a Lao town surrounded by hundred of teenagers prepared to take the same challenge. Same motivated and brave. Just a bit more relaxed... with a bottle of beer. Or two.
And then I start thinking: are we all pioneers or Laos is not a jungle any longer?
I would like to believe this is the first case (the West is taking the challenge), but most likely I am wrong...
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