On Good Travel Companions

While sitting on a 9-hour bus ride from Luang Namtha to Luang Prabang:

Friend: Who was in that sex scandal again?
Me: Sex scandal?
Friend: Yeah, that sex scandal.
Me: …Edison Chen?
Friend: So not Eason Chan¹, right?
Me: No, it was Edison.
Friend: Cool.

The fact that I was able to pull the right answer to his particular question out of thin air (we had been sitting in silence beforehand and earlier conversations had absolutely no context relating to sex scandals) shows that he and I are often on the same wavelength without needing to verbally communicate. This is why he is my favorite person to travel with – we just get each other.

Quick update regarding my travels: Laos has been fun so far, but I’m excited to move on and head into Vietnam. My adventures in Laos include hiking through the jungle, staying overnight at an Akha tribal village, sailing down the Mekong, and tomorrow I’m going to see motorbike through Phonsavan and see the Plain of Jars. Then, off to Hanoi!

1. Eason is one of our favorite Chinese singers. [↩]

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