Journey Through Laos


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Asia » Laos
December 30th 2005
Published: April 5th 2006
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Claire and I are taking the “Journey through Laos” tour with a UK based company called The Imaginative Traveller. This will be a real change for me and I’m looking forward to letting someone else deal with arrangements. We’re due to spend a couple of days in Bangkok, then a day in Chiang Mai in the North of Thailand. Then we cross the Mekong into Laos and spend two days sailing down to the... Read Full Entry



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Plain of JarsPlain of Jars
Plain of Jars

Water buffalo
Hmong courtshipHmong courtship
Hmong courtship

At the Hmong New Year, young Hmong throw balls to each other to try to find a spouse.
Hmong villageHmong village
Hmong village

Friendly young woman with a Learning Disability.
Hmong villageHmong village
Hmong village

Collecting shells for scrap.
Hmong villageHmong village
Hmong village

Making good use of old shells: stilts.
PhonsavanPhonsavan
Phonsavan

Interesting dining room wall.
Phonsavan, Christmas DinnerPhonsavan, Christmas Dinner
Phonsavan, Christmas Dinner

From left to right, Bomblet, souvenir and Justine (our Tour Guide).
Vang ViengVang Vieng
Vang Vieng

Beautiful countryside!
Vang VegasVang Vegas
Vang Vegas

Beautiful location, shame about all the backpackers...
Vang VegasVang Vegas
Vang Vegas

Beautiful location, shame about all the backpackers...
Vang VegasVang Vegas
Vang Vegas

Beautiful location, shame about all the backpackers...
Vang VegasVang Vegas
Vang Vegas

Beautiful location, shame about all the backpackers...
Bearded backpackerBearded backpacker
Bearded backpacker

That's the extent of it. That night, the razor came out...
Wat Si Saket, VientianeWat Si Saket, Vientiane
Wat Si Saket, Vientiane

Buddha figures in wall.
Pha That Luang, VientianePha That Luang, Vientiane
Pha That Luang, Vientiane

Like a gilded missile launcher..
Pha That Luang, VientianePha That Luang, Vientiane
Pha That Luang, Vientiane

This is the symbol of Laos and appears on bank notes and the national seal.
PatuxaiPatuxai
Patuxai

The "Vertical Runway" or "Arc de Triomphe".
View from PautxaiView from Pautxai
View from Pautxai

Looking over Vientiane.
Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park)Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park)
Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park)

Massive reclining Buddha figure. Cast in 1950s concrete and decaying to weird effect.



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