Loud on the way to Laos
January 16th 2008 Im in a minibus with 8 others on the way to the Laos border in the north of the country. Our final destination is Luang Prabang but we have a 6 hour bus ride on the first day, followed by a 2 hour ride in the morning and a 5 hour slow boat up the mekong river. Luckily Laos is stunning and once we get over the border (which is eerily quiet) the towering limestone cliffs and views across huge fores
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