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Published: February 10th 2007
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strikingly beautiful young girl from hill-tribe family
Although I felt bad taking a picture (even though they said it was fine) this family was so mesmorizing I took two so I'm cheating a bit with this entry - its an email I already sent to my mom and dad ***
Hi mom and dad. I'm still in Luang Prabang. You should read about it online as it's a really great little town. Its so nice in this area and Ive been having so much fun that it is hard to leave. I am finally starting to understand the culture enough that I feel comfortable interacting with with local people. Everyday I've been exploring different villages up and down the Mekong. Ive been spending most of my time here in Laos with Charlie from England, Emily from Victoria Island and Owen from Scotland. Owen has been sick and mostly hanging around the guest house (which is along the Mekong and costs $5 per night) but the three of us have been exploring for the past few days. We hired a boatman to take us for a few hours up the river in a private boat (I arrived in Luang Prabang by boat on a two day boat trip from Thailand, but it was packed and uncomfortable, so it was nice to enjoy the quiet, leisurly trip on the river.) (for
a video clip, click here:
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