So I went and said hello to the 2 local girls in Q Bar, one of which speaking great English agreed that we were maybe the only 3 in the bar not on mushrooms. These girls were wonderful, like all the Laos people I have met so far. Exlcuding of course the mad bus driver that had 10 lives on the sole of his weary boots slamming the accelerator and brakes at the same tim on the way here.

Now, for those who have been to Thailand, you will know that when a girl talks to you, she wants to have sex with you and get paid for it. That’s the sex trade that is rife in Thailand, that’s why I like Koh Tao where I am heading to catch up with all my mates cause it doesn’t happen there. I know to get straight out of Koh Samui and head to Tao where I can realx and party with my mates.

Anyway, in Laos there is no sex trade which is wonderfully refreshing. You can only have sex with a Laotion if you marry them. So to talk to a girl is a simply friendly gestre that helps them practice their English.

These girls rocked, Nit and Noy, 2 sisters that had come up from Vienteine with their other sister Dah, and brother Bui. We shared a Beer Laos and then headed to another bar to meet their other sis and bro. I can’t believe how beautiful Laos and the people are. So much far removed from the Thais, no offence at all, just distictively different and more relaxed. You see, Laos is like Thailands little brother, and the Thais seem to treat Laos with contempt from what I have learnt.

Anyway, the 5 of us continued drinking at another quieter bar and that when I started to learn all about this family.

Nit lives in Sweden and is only in Laos on holidays. She even has a Swedish accent which was kind of cool, she is beautiful and all the family have wonderfully big hearts. They took me in as their new bro, great stuff. I didn’t have a bus booked to Vienetiene the next day, so they kindly offered to give me a ride. We had a fun journey back to the capital, stopping for sugar cane juice and photgraphs with mine and Nit’s cameras. Unbelievable, what a great family, and now my newly adopted one from Laos. I didn’t have a guesthouse booked in Vienetiene so they insisted that at stay at the family house with them in the city.

Lucky me. I spent about 72 hours with them all and had a wicked experience. In total, I think they are 16 Laotions living in 2 houses on one city block. Kids of all ages, grandma etc. I was the centre of the party, Nit translating most of the time with Noy and Dah speaking ok English. Dah is a real bloody comedian and married to a Manchester miner that works in China. She made me laugh and I didn’t even know what she was talking about.

They took me everwhere, a most memorable time spent with a beautiful family. We went to visit their little brother at a police training school about 50 kms out of the city. This was interesting, being in the training ground of the communist police of Laos.

It was all about me, they were just as happy to have me in their lives as I was them. I slept in Noy’s bed with Nit, the 3 of us, no funny stuff although I must be honest and say it may have crossed my mind

They took me to the markets, took me for another blessing and finally dropped me at the airport to catch a flight to Koh Samui. I was quite sad to part ways with them, Dah making me laugh as they all wave goodbye  to me passing through customs. I will stay in touch and see them when I get to Laos next time. Having just arrived in Koh Samui, I miss them already, all things Laos, and of course Beer Laos, my other new freind!