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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Inside Pou Kam cave

Inside Pou Kam cave

From a distance within the cave

looking toward the cave entrance

Baby bath

Rope swing

Pou Kam lagoon

Jo-Jo

Jo's son was a real sweety

Maylyn Shoots Simon

Jo's daughter Maylyn has a wicked sense of humour and fiery attitude

Out on the town

For New Years celebrations with Simon and Mim. Jim enthusiastically prepares to down some Lao-lao

Aarrgghhh!!

Moments after the aformentioned lao-lao. The face says it all...

The local New Year party

Loaded up (in more ways than one)

A ready to head off to the festival

At the festival

The crowd at the festival

The band at the festival

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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