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Floating along the Mekong river from Chiang Khan to Nhong Khai ... crossing mountains in Northern Laos between Vang Vien and the Plain of Jars ... crossing the Mekong in the deep South of Laos to vist Wat Pho Champasak.
I met up with Graham and Anthony in Bangkok airport in June 2006, and we flew on to Undon Thani in NE Thailand. We spent the next afternoon getting as far upstream the Mekong as we logically could by local bus and landed in a sweet little old-fashioned riverside town, Chiang Khan. We spent a whole day floating down the Mekong River to Nhong Khai, from where a couple of days later, we successfully negotiated the bus across the Australian-built Friendship Bridge, into Laos. Not a happy crossing for me; I held up everyone for an hour between immigration and customs while I dealt with one of my recurring stomach upsets!
Anyway, taxi to lovely guesthouse, where we got a family sort of suite for three. French breakfasts on the terrace and a nice relaxing garden with pool around the old house. We saw a lots of wats and museums, ate a lot of good food - the
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July 2nd 2008 - Alison Packham: More people shots please!
It's lovely to see Graham holidaying with you. Please upload more people shots!
But people go travelling (even by armchair) to look at new places, not familiar faces ... I think. :?
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Vientiane
Halfway through the holiday, Graham and Anthony hopped into a tuk-tuk and left me alone in Laos.
Phonsavan
There are hundreds of these neolythic jars scattered across the Plain of Jars. One photograph cannot convey the impression.
Phonsavan
Maybe they were burial urns. Originally they all had stone lids. Many of these have been taken and used for house building. (They are excellent for stopping the advance of termites.)
Phonsavan
Before the American bombing this Buddha figure sat inside a temple. All that is left of the building is the columns beside it.
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July 2nd 2008 - Alison Packham: More people shots please!
It's lovely to see Graham holidaying with you. Please upload more people shots!
But people go travelling (even by armchair) to look at new places, not familiar faces ... I think. :?
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