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We arrived in Luang Prabang after a six hour bus ride over uncounted mountains. We passed many hill tribe villages and soldiers with their AK 47’s. David told me that some Swiss got shot on his bicycle a view years ago by Rebels. Very comforting. My mind went into imagining mode. I see ourselves being…
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Vang Vieng is crowded with back packers. There are a view things you can do. Like kayaking, river rafting climbing and trekking. The most cherished for the travelers seems to be tubing. With a tractor tube they are dropped of five kilometers up river. The tubers the jump into the water and float down for…
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We arrived in Vang Vieng after four hours. The bus ride from Vientiane was alright. Even the air con worked.The county looks quite poor, but clean. There are barely any beggars. Very similar to Thailand except less developed.The bus drove into the yard of a guest hose in Vang Vieng and I thought this is…
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Yesterday I and David (a friend from Switzerland) arrived in Vientiane Laos. We got picked up by mark who works here. Laos is in big contrast to Thailand and reminds me a lot of Cambodia. At least when I was there in 1992. Vientiane is the Capitol of Laos. We flew over the rice fields…
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This morning I went to Immigration to get my re-entry permit. Next week I will be off to Laos on a trip with a friend. To do the re-entry permit (without i cannot get back into Thailand) I had to fill in a form, attach a photo, copy my passport and sign every page. a…
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This morning I went with Thomas to see the new office. After so many months of wishing to have a bigger place, we finally found something in the city. Like most places it needs paint. It’s quite filthy for Swiss standards :-). We also asked the owner to take all the old furniture out. I…
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Here a quote on mission. Made me feel good about being in a country far far away. I hope I’m enriching the world. Sometimes I definitely do feel like manure. "The church is like manure. Pile it up, and it stinks up the neighborhood. Spread it out, and it enriches the world." Luis Palau
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The other day my wife red the story of Samson to our children. While reading the realization that Samson was the first suicide killer in the bible dawned on her and shocked her at the same time. This story indicates a lot more today then when I grew up. Back then suicide bombers were basically…
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My Brother in Switzerland sent me some photos. It snowed about 40 centimeters and I was told that they haven’t had so much snow for years.My heart is longing for the white stuff. At least for a view days. It makes the world around you come to a still-stand and all the sounds are muffled.…
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The week is coming to an end. It is Saturday morning 8 o’clock and a comfortable 23 Degrees. When I woke up all my "chores" went through my mind. Working in the garden (planting and cutting) removing the sand bags from last years floods changing the electrical plug from the water pump Painting and adjusting…