At the same time as the Brazilian Carnival last year we've now experienced the cheerful New Years week in Asia. Just as the carnival this is a week of celebrating and having fun, although it maybe not get completely as wild as in Rio de Janeiro.
People are dressing out here as well, they're having parades at the streets with music, games, dance, food and drinks but they also take time to visit temples with incense and flowers. The nights get busy with shows, firework, party etc. If you get the opportunity to take part of the Asian New Year - go, you'll have a blast! ;)

As a good finnish of many joyful days and crazy nights in Vietnam we had some lovely hours at a beautiful resort on the country side. Here we enjoyed hot springs, mudd bath, steamers, massage and fruit smoothies in jacuzzi - everything for 160.000 dong (ca 80skr, 6 pound)!

Now a long bus ride to Laos is waiting...