August 18, 2008

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Since my last post, I have:

  • Visited the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, walking through an actual tropical rain forest on the grounds
  • Traveled by car along the Mekong River to visit Ganlanba, a picturesque Dai minority township 1 hour away from Jinghong
  • Substituted the car for a motorcycle taxi (called a “tuk-tuk” in Thailand and “auto-rickshaw” in India) to take a joyride through Ganlanba’s banana plantations
  • Managed, again, not to fall down.

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