I'm in Luang Prabang, Laos now. It's a really nice city, that's one of the biggest cities in Laos but actually quite small, with only 30,000 people.. Amazingly, Laos has only 5 million people. Also one of the poorest countries in the world, but the people are quite nice and seem to be happy. Today we rented bicycles and biked about 30 k to these caves north of the city.. the caves weren't great, but the bike ride was really nice. It was a good preview of the bike trip. Richard cut his foot open, and some Laos people quickly jumped to the rescue, by giving him some leaves to rub on his toe, that closed the wound, and then bandaging it up. It was really cool to see some 'alternative' medical practices. Laos is also
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