Transportation

We have engaged in many different forms of transportation to date:
1. rental car
2. airplane
3. taxi van
4. tuk-tuk
5. songthaew
6. ordinary bus
7. "cutie songthaew" (Ty's name)
8. rented bikes with child seats
9. pedicab ("cabin bike", also Ty's name)
10. motorbikes (I have a couple of good stories)
11. motorcycle taxis (yikes)
12. 2nd class bus
13. hired a car and driver for a short trip
14. hired the back of a truch for the short trip back
15. on foot, on foot, on foot
16. Can I count the elephant?

The roads are chaotic and we have been surprised that we haven't seen any accidents. Until today, that is. We were on the ordinary bus to Nan when it slowed down and I looked out the window to see a man with a very bloody head leaned up against a motorcycle. Yuck. I keep thinking about him and I hope he's okay. We saw an ambulance headed his way.

Hardly anyone wears helmets. Many times, if someone is wearing a helmet, it's not buckled. Most people here do not own cars, but almost everyone has a motorbike (as they call them).