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June 29th 2008

Published: July 2nd 2008

Floating along the Mekong river from Chiang Khan to Nhong Khai ... crossing mountains in Northern Laos between Vang Vien and the Plain of Jars ... crossing the Mekong in the deep South of Laos to vist Wat Pho Champasak. I met up with Graham and Anthony in Bangkok airport in June 2006, and we flew on to Undon Thani in NE Thailand. We spent the next afternoon getting as far upstream the Mekong a... Read Full Entry

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Phonsavan

Phonsavan

We saw several unexploded bomblets in the ground on this couple's farm.

Phonsavan

Phonsavan

Entering their house. The family is ethnically Lao.

Phonsavan

Phonsavan

Their cooking fire was laid on the floor in the middle of the house.

Phonsavan

Phonsavan

Looking up at a Hmong village beside the road.

Phonsavan

Phonsavan

A Hmong house roofed with shingles.

Phonsavan

Phonsavan

Grass-thatched houses in a Hmong village.

Phonsavan

Phonsavan

A Hmong woman feeds her pet bird.

Phonsavan

Phonsavan

This village fence is built from the metal casings of US cluster bombs.

Phonsavan

Phonsavan

More ex-American ordance being put to practical use in a village.

Champasak

Champasak

Champasak, in the deep south, is the site of an ancient ruin, Wat Phu.

Champasak

Champasak

Wat Phu had just been declared a World Heritage site.

Champasak

Champasak

There is a lot of work to be done to fix up Wat Phu.

Champasak

Champasak

The rails in this window are stone which have been turned on a lathe, a technique used at Angkor Wat.

Champasak

Champasak

It was built as an outpost of the Angkor Kingdom.

Champasak

Champasak

Originally Wat Phu was a Hindu temple.

Champasak

Champasak

Later it changed to being used for Buddhist devotions.

Champasak

Champasak

The main shrine at Wat Phu Champasak.

Champasak

Champasak

Wat Phu is close to the Mekong River. This car ferry is a large raft lashed to two separate boats: a catamaran I suppose.

2nd July 2008

Alison Packham
non-member comment

More people shots please!
It's lovely to see Graham holidaying with you. Please upload more people shots!

3rd July 2008

An Erratic Traveller
Gillian Perrett

But people go travelling (even by armchair) to look at new places, not familiar faces ... I think. :?

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