Friday, January 08, 2010

The Murphy's Law of Travel

The day before you travel to the most beautiful city of the tour, your camera will die. I'm in Luang Prabang in Laos, and it is now my favorite place of the Southeast Asian tour. It's a small charming ancient town that is being protected by UNICEF as a historic city. Before this tour I hadn't even heard the name, but now I won't forget it. Being small and charming also means no place to buy a new camera. Tomorrow I head for one day in Bangkok, Thailand and camera shopping, and then on to Dubai. I'm sure Dubai has cameras but I'm not sure that I could afford them.
The scene in the photo could be any of the cities we visited in Viet Nam. Driving is done by honking and plowing ahead. Lights and signs are ignored. It's survival of the biggest.
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