Pi Mai Lao! (Happy Laos New Year)

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April 25th 2006

Published: September 24th 2006

Ok then. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Gee, I've always wanted to be able to say that :o) Yes, I am committed to bringing you the news of my travels, though by the lack of entries for the last 3 or 4 months I guess it might be hard to tell. Lets just chalk it up to the phenomenon know as 'blog lag'. In blog circles thats the name for what I've done. And it is comforting to know enough people do it that ... Read Full Entry

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Last bar stop

This is the one with the cave behind that you can explore

Sunset Tubing

More Scenery

Nam Song River. Gorgeous!

Sunset

Helpers

Employed to tow us the last leg of the river

Girl on the bridge

Moving the cow

Watching the village goings on from the Maylyn Guesthouse commoon area

Ready, aim... Fire

Water fights for New Years

locals

villagers come out to watch the farang water fight with the kids

right in the face!

The kids go at it!

Watching the water fight in progress

Kids

Kids carting kids

common sight

Bath time

At the little river by the village

village woman

She had this cloth completely over her face the whole time. I don't know how she could see...

bridge

btween the village and Puo kam cave and lagoon is a rip off. wade through the water, its only thigh high.

mw getting shot

the kids shoot me with my own water gun. They were delighted.

parking lot

11th November 2006

maria hobcraft
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aaaahhhhhh.........
Aaahhhhh, tubing down the river drinking beer - no wonder you want to go back!! Does life get any better, you look fit and well and tanned and happy. Great photos and as always great stories. xm

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