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Day 130

My time is Laos was not exciting, and that was perfect. I scheduled two full days in Luang Prabang and for those two full days I basically just did nothing…and taken from Tony the Tiger: it was GGRRREAT!!! Some of biggest differences between Laos and Cambodia to China is that the people are nicer, they are more relaxed (mainly because it’s too hot to do anything but lie around), people don’t try to hit you with their motobikes or their cars, and that they don’t bargain the same as they do in China. In China, I’m able to bargain and haggle my way to possibly 1/3 of the price, but in Cambodia and in Laos, they are nicer and not as pushy, but they don’t allow you to go even close to half of their price. Laos was great, and my final destination for this trip is to the Tiger Leaping Gorge in China.

Tiger Leaping Gorge is known as one of the world’s biggest and deepest gorges in the world. My friends in Shanghai have constantly praised how beautiful this place is, so my expectations were pretty high. Siem Reap was amazing, Luang Prabang was restful, but Tiger Leaping Gorge was breathtaking. It is difficult to put into words at just how majestic this place is. The people living on the gorge are known as the Naxi’s and they are incredibly resourceful and friendly. I would love to come back to China and just live with one of the families and learn more about their culture and their way of life. Pictures are said to speak a thousand words, so I’ll let them speak for themselves.