That familiar feeling

I am back in Vang Vieng as my friends have gone on to Cambodia. It was great hanging out with friends for days sharing a room and exploring a city together. I did have temptations to go back to Cambodia but I just can't do that at this time. I have a smile on my face and eyes again I find myself smiling at times just for the sake of smiling.

I was set to leave Luang Prabang at 1:30..........1 hour later I go to the place that sold me the ticket to find out if they are coming she tells me yes so I decide to grab my bags and wait until they come. No sooner do I get back and the tuk tuk is waiting for me to take me to the terminal. It was a long ride back to Vang Vieng  and I didn't get back until 9:00 much later than expected. (right now I am stuck listening to really loud people about getting sick from the night before it is hard to think ok this might take awhile)

So where was I going with this? This is the first time in Asia I have come back to a city I know and it is a great feeling. On the ride here I told the other passengers where they can stay, where they can go out and eat or drink I did run into them later on in the night. Everytime I saw an expat they had a big smile on their face and wondered where I was or why I dissapeared...hey I haven't seen you in awhile etc. It was nice coming back to a place where I knew where everything was and the people around. I have a few days left here before I head back to Vietnam. For now I am just going to enjoy my time here before I have my 25 hour bus ride to Vietnam.

Tuna Tom