{"id":2741,"date":"2023-06-02T08:01:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T08:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2023-06-02T08:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T08:01:51","slug":"china-in-zicht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/china-in-zicht\/","title":{"rendered":"China in sight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Hoe verder ik in het Noorden van Laos kom, hoe meer ik het gevoel krijg door China te rijden. Mensen lijken een soort donkere versie van Chinezen, auto\u2019s en vrachtwagens zijn van Chinese makelij en alle uithangborden en reclames zijn tweetalig: in Lao en Chinees. Hier en daar zie ik zelfs de communistische rode vlag hangen.\u00a0Mijn overnachtingsplek is maar 19 km van de Chinese grens verwijderd, dus dat is misschien ook niet zo gek.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geen idee hoe de wegen in China zijn, maar hier zijn ze beroerd. Om de paar honderd meter gravel of kapotgereden asfalt. Een kort regenbuitje heeft de onder- en achterkant van mijn motor dan ook een nieuwe kleur gegeven: beige.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-860x1146.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8096-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Als ik onderweg stop voor een kleine lunch, laat de uitbater me trots de gigantische slang en ratten zien die hij heeft gevangen. Qua lunch hou ik het hier toch maar even op enkele voorverpakte muffins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De volgende dag wordt het niet veel beter qua wegen maar de omgeving is en blijft wel echt prachtig. Als ik in de middag de Thaise grens nader en de bergen achter me laat loopt de temperatuur alweer snel op van 31 naar 37 graden. Dat wordt een warme bordercrossing morgen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-860x1147.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8094-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-860x1147.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8099-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-860x1147.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_8101-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eps.101 Luang Prabang [LAO] to Huay Xai [LAO] - The north of Laos, close to the Chinese border.\" width=\"1260\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2jSWP5OQtz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The further I get to the North of Laos, the more I get the feeling of driving through China. People seem like a dark version of the Chinese, cars and trucks are made in China and all signs and advertisements are bilingual: in Lao and Chinese. Here and there I even see the communist red flag&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[24,165],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2741"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2751,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741\/revisions\/2751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2741"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=2741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}