Loas Facts

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We're in the heart of Communist Loas at the moment. As you can imagine, LA is taking some "gentle reassuring" that we are not gonna get blown to bits by some of the 14 yr olds roaming round the country with AK47's! It's soooo poor, a lot more so than Thailand, but then again we didn't really see "real Thailand" but the main touristv spots. The scenery is unreal here. Huge limestone cliffs and lots of water. A storm hit last night like nothing I've seen before. Fork lightening like the movies! We are living for a pittance. Accom is $6US and food is usually about $2 for a good local feed. You can rent bikes for $1.50! We have actually extended our flights by 10 days so won't be hitting Europe till May 4th now. We paln to head south to Cambodia to see Akgkor, then to Phnom Phen (killing fields). With the extra time we mighyt get some Island time back in Thailand round Ko Samet area.

Now some interesting facts I have learnt about Loas since being here:
-Loas got 93 million tonnes of bombs blaze it's ass during the vietnam war. The USA spend $2.2 million a day doing this....wasn't that kind......
-After 1975, when the country became officially communist, 10% of the country bailed......mass emmigration.
- You can shoot 100 rounds in 5 seconds with an AK47 for $50, or even a cow with a boozooka for $100.

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Photos

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View from our Bunglow, Vang Veng. Hope to climb those awesome limestone karsts later!

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Main street, Vang Veng.

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LA taking ion the view, Vang Veng.

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This is Red Bulls big competitor, dubbing as a lantern, Vang Veng.

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She's pretty run down this town, Vang Veng.