Multiple Personalities.
We touched down on Laotian soil yesterday, and with this physical change has come a sense of intense inner calm that I have only intermittently experienced in almost 6 weeks. Our sleep last night was deep and satisfying, settling my mind frame to process all that transpired in our cross-country Vietnamese tour. After departing from Hoi An, and our fellow travelling family, we continued our journey into central and northern Vietnam where we stocked up on our friend fill after meeting up with the Davies squad. Together, we pounded the pavements of Da Nang, Hue, Ninh Binh and Hanoi. From dawn, to far past dusk, we sucked up and soaked in the culture, foods and moments, all the while, revelling in the good fortune of finding ourselves in a foreign country with the best of comrades. It was surreal and we thank them for journeying across the globe to share in this journey. Although relatively close in proximity, the essence of the cities we visited were defined by characters and f...