Laos
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Thursday, 28 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 28 Jun 2007 | Views [540]
I stumbled on a jewel. I have not been to Angkor yet but to me, Champasak seemed like a slice of Angkor minus any people. It is set underneath a splendid mountain on 6 natural terraces and it overlooks the entire plain all the way to the river. There ... Read more >
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Wednesday, 27 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 26 Jun 2007 | Views [577]
Did you know that Lao had dinosaurs? Neither did I until I visited the dinosaur museum in Savannaket. Savannaket is a town South of Vientiane separated from Thailand by a thin stretch of the Mekong river. It is a town past it’s prime, with old colonial ... Read more >
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Monday, 25 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 25 Jun 2007 | Views [473]
This is a place were you cannot be in a hurry. Things take their time and if you rush them you will only get upset. Buses planning to leave at 20.30 and arrive at 1.00am, leave at 21.15 and arrive at 4am. They break down along the way, stop wherever ... Read more >
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Sunday, 24 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 22 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 22 Jun 2007 | Views [633]
Well…..not really! Vientiane is more like a sleepy little town that somehow still seems to have it all. Laos overall is so laid back it’s horizontal. It’s a mix of French architecture - it seems that all the French left other than the style of some ... Read more >
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Wednesday, 20 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 20 Jun 2007 | Views [567]
Vang Vieng is a little town between Luang Prapang and the capital, Vientiane. I got here on a bus that twisted and turned along a winding road that felt very much like being on a stormy sea. The distace is about 380 Kilometers and it took 6 hours to ... Read more >
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Sunday, 17 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 17 Jun 2007 | Views [606]
Catastrophe! Never again will I be able to bargain down anything in any market. Have you any idea the amount of time, patience and skill it takes to make anything? I know that we speak of handmade things and nod in deep appreciation but nothing beats ... Read more >
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Saturday, 16 Jun 2007 | Views [533]
The first thing I learnt about Laos is that the currency is the Kip. Obviously people are pretty ashamed of that or they would not quote you exclusively in dollars. Initially I thought the equivalence was 1000 Kip to the dollar but eventually even ... Read more >
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