There always has to be something

I was going to write about the adventures of exploring temples in a downpour, Fanta-belly, the absurd herbal sauna and the massage by a small Lao man but instead I just received an e-mail from the recruiting company in Korea saying that there are problems with my documents. Problems which should not have occurred if the Canadian office kept in any kind of contact with the Korean office.

I have a sick feeling that I may be back in Canada for longer than I was anticipating.

On a lighter note (and the fact that the internet cafe has air con):
Today, Kelly and I travelled by public bus to Buddha Park (a park with numerous Buddha statues). Travelling by public bus is always an adventure and this time was no exception. After about an hour of bone jarring under-construction-road, we pulled up to the Laos-Thai Friendship Bridge. I looked at Kelly, Kelly looked at me, we looked at the other foreigners on the bus, checked to make sure we had our passports and concluded that Buddha Park was actually in Thailand.

When we got off the bus to check, the English speaking bus driver (there is so much English and French in Laos it's incredible!) told us that Buddha Park was actually 7km away. We got back on the bus and it turned around and headed back (in the direction of Laos) to Buddha Park. Like I said, always an adventure.