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June 25th 2006
Published: July 3rd 2006
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23/06/06 We were up bright (not!) and early for our mad bus ride to the airport to Laos (silent 's', the french added it to Lao when they were here however long ago. That is why there is a lot of french influence in the country.) Laos has the honour of being the most bombed nation in the history of warfare. During the Vietnam conflicts U.S bombers returning from bombing raids would drop their e... Read Full Entry



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No it's not Nelly the elephant!!No it's not Nelly the elephant!!
No it's not Nelly the elephant!!

It's Kamoon. And I know my hat looks stupid!! I DON'T CARE SO THERE!!!
Asiatic bearAsiatic bear
Asiatic bear

Cute or caged up?
You guessed it, it's a Tiger.You guessed it, it's a Tiger.
You guessed it, it's a Tiger.

Caged up!! You can feed it for 10,000 Kip. I wonder where the money goes??? We didn't feed him
Wild Buffalo.Wild Buffalo.
Wild Buffalo.

Like something you see on TV.
We took the plunge and had another dip.We took the plunge and had another dip.
We took the plunge and had another dip.

COOOOOOLLLLLL!!!! In fact it was freezing.
Koung Si waterfallKoung Si waterfall
Koung Si waterfall

Yet another one.
One of the falls.One of the falls.
One of the falls.

Do you think they all look the same???
Buying a pressie from the village.Buying a pressie from the village.
Buying a pressie from the village.

But who is it for I hear you ask? You will have to wait and see!!
Kids in the village!!!Kids in the village!!!
Kids in the village!!!

Don't ya just wanna take them all home???
Our SawngthaewOur Sawngthaew
Our Sawngthaew

The word 'truck' springs to mind!!



11th July 2006

Odd one out
We spotted the odd one out straight away, It's the big one in the middle, all the others are bald weirdos kneeling around. What an adventure on the Elephant, I can just imagine Melissa being so so excited. Love the bloggs and great to talk to you the last couple of days. Stay safe and see you soon love Dad and Anna

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