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August 19th 2008
Published: April 13th 2010
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Laos - 17 days I crossed the border into Laos from the Northern Thai town of Chiang Khong and took the slow boat down the Mekong River to the impressive Luang Prabang. The boat ride was quite cramped, they got a good price from us tourist folk and they knew how to take advantage of that, there were many complaints from the elderly passengers. The scenery however was fantastic, especially the se... Read Full Entry



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Tha Bak area

Rice fields
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Tha Bak area

Great views over the area between 2 conservation areas
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Tha Bak area

Forest meets sharp rocks
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Crammed into little mini-vans
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I was sweating in just a t-shirt
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Loads of food for sale
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Vat Phou - Champasak

View over the ruined Khmer temple complex
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Vat Phou - Champasak

A crocodile / humanoid impression in the rock
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Local thinking
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4000 thousand islands. The widest part of the Mekong river
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One of the permanent islands Don Det
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Woman working the rice fields on Don Det



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