Well I have not yet mustered up the energy to update photos - maybe in the next day or two! I am writing from dusty Lao village Huay Xai on the Thai/Lao border. I had the most amazing time at the Gibbon experience - we hiked into the heart of the Bokeo National Park with 7 others and 2 guides. The scenery was amazing, and we eventually got to the super fun part - the ziplining. The whole experience is about using the ziplines to scoot around the jungle canopy - and a series of about 30-40 lines connects you to the next part of your trek. You go through the jungle hiking and ziplining until you get to your tree house - which are these fantastically built rustic homes - 150 metres off the ground in these massive jungle trees. The only way in and out of your home is by zipline cable. Some of the ziplines we went on are like 200m off the ground and you whizz past trees and its incredible! I took some videos which I cant wait to show everyone! Once you get to your houses which is usally late afternoon you get to just chill out and enjoy it all. We played cards, chatted, soaked up the most awesome views and where even given a bottle of wine to savor (granted it tasted like vinegar!). You can also go exploring ziplining on your own from the tree house and the guides basically leave you in the tree houses over night, and just bring food to you - so weird! Hot Food being delivered by these guys ziplining into your tree house. We stayed in 2 different tree houses and we were well looked after, very rustic basic accomodation of course - you are in the jungle after all! Everything is open as its so warm, and the "bathroom" which has a toilet and shower - probably is going to be up there with the best bathrooms I have had the pleasure of using in the world. Where else can you shower over looking miles and miles of tree top canopy/jungle & blue hazey mountains in the distance?! It was just fantastic and a once in a lifetime experience. Even better about the whole experience is that its based on the whole "eco-tourism" philosophy so the money is going to a really good cause - to help protect the jungle. We didnt see any gibbons but heard their amazing "singing" in the mornings.
After lots of chatting to my fellow travellers I also decided to completely change up my itinerary and stay a bit longer in Laos. I am now here until the 25th Nov - I am moving down to Vientiane, then Vang Vienne and then Luang Prabang. From there I get a slow boat back here and cross over the border again. Then I head down to enjoy some beach!
I have no accomodation booked, no bus tickets, no boat tickets - just winging it from here! It seems the best way to go...
So this is Gypsy Regdelp - signing out from Lao
:) x
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