3 steps back to Laos!
April 14th 2006 We're on day 4 here in Loas. It's been mainly travel except for a great 2 nights in what's called the most scenic city in all SE Asia, Luang Prabang. We have both been blown away by the sheer poverty of the majority of the nation, even a big jump back from Thailand (mind you, that's 'tourist thailand').
After that feral 8 hr overnight bus ride we boarded the 2 day slow boat to Pak Beng, a shit
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