Speeding Demons: Lao Smiles

Lets recalls this trip to Laos from back to front, in reverse...

I have arrived back from a sojourn that has taken me to the gate of Hades, where i have gazed upon the abode of the dead; i have burnt 25 km of spine crushing, stomach compacting road with such a dextrous turn of hand and speed of mind, the warm mud bent to my will; I Have howled in pain as my blood swam forth from my body; and i Have gazed at the monstrostiy of darkness and space that inhabits the unending pitch into nothingness that we humans call caves; I have swam in cool open water, spreading its matter as if a human bomb; I have seen the path where no Farang tread, and jumped the bamboo gates; i have seen the glistening bodies of tiny children reflected on the lagoon; and encountered brilliant white smiles amomgst the snorts of baby pigs. I have travelled in the clouds amidst the mountains, in a world of bandits and guns..and wandered around ancient Wats with intelligent gaze; I have travelled the mighty Mekong and seen those gently awful stirrings that seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath. I Have my friends and fiends, enjoyed this trip to Laos!