Birdie release

Near the temples women sell little birds in these tiny bamboo cages. You release them but I suspect that they have trained the birds to fly back to them later. Oh well, I just let this one out for a little exercise like a short term gym fee.

Languid, lazy, Lao

April 13th 2009
It took us three days to get from Sapa in Vietnam to Luang Prabang in Lao. First we took a bus to Dien Bien Phu where we spent a night. Then we took another bus loaded with sacks of rice, potatoes, locals and 8 of us foreigners (on top of all the sacks) to the border where we sat for 7 hours. There was a dispute over the amount of tarriffs due for all the goods being transferred and who was goi ... read more

Asia » Laos

Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more

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