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6 April 2010, 09:29 PMHello! This is how I arrive to Vientiane, capital of Laos, after a crazy Thailand cross from Cambodia. In the back of a car with other thais!
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7 April 2010, 08:47 AMVientiane didn't offer much to see... or maybe I really wanted to go soon north...
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7 April 2010, 09:48 AMso I got a place in this bus to Vang Vieng.
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7 April 2010, 02:37 PMOnce in Vang Vieng I chose my bungalow in front of the river NAm Xong
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7 April 2010, 02:41 PMpinky!
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7 April 2010, 02:36 PMIt is a fantastic bungalow
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7 April 2010, 02:37 PMThis is the fantastic multiple mountain level horizon of Laos... I loved to see it everywhere.
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7 April 2010, 03:15 PMThis is how Laos looks always in the north: funny videogame mountains all around!
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7 April 2010, 03:20 PMLong clean rivers where everybody are by day, cleaning, bathing, swimming, playing.
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7 April 2010, 04:28 PMLets make some kayak around!
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7 April 2010, 04:43 PMNow I am going too far downstream, where nobody goes... because it gets too shallow and sometimes u can't even paddle
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7 April 2010, 04:57 PMLets keep moving...
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7 April 2010, 05:20 PMSuns goin down!
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7 April 2010, 08:17 PMWell... Nice adventure! This is the bridge to my bungalow, in the other side of the river, illuminated by my headlight.
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7 April 2010, 08:43 PMA look in town. There are many bars like this one, with nice wooden platforms and houses to stay and drink.
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7 April 2010, 08:45 PMBut there's something about Vang Vieng... You expect calm lands in Laos when you go there huh? It's not here! Vang Vieng is all stuffed with americans partying all the time and drinkin and making noise... A big shame really... Therefore village is plenty of bars and commercial music. :(
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8 April 2010, 12:24 AMSo what I do is scape to my bungalow hammock and read pacefully... but with background music! Good night Vang Vieng!
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8 April 2010, 10:12 AMToday I will make adventures around like Tubing, kayaking and ... flying trapeze!
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8 April 2010, 10:16 AMPigs
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8 April 2010, 10:21 AMWalking
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8 April 2010, 10:42 AMOne of the incredible millions of butterflies in Laos
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8 April 2010, 10:43 AMHouse
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8 April 2010, 10:45 AMsmall water streams
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8 April 2010, 10:50 AMduckies
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8 April 2010, 11:05 AMand here we start the tubing!!! Tubing is sitting on a floater and follow some river current...
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8 April 2010, 11:07 AMThis time we followed a rope to get inside this cool cavern very deep!
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8 April 2010, 11:09 AMI calculate like 300 meters going in... this is my torch light
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8 April 2010, 11:10 AMWe could only see with our headlights cause it was totally black-dark.
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8 April 2010, 11:11 AMThere were spectacular natural ceilings like this
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8 April 2010, 11:15 AMSomebody thereeee?
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8 April 2010, 11:15 AMIncredibly perfect, like human-made, the water was flowing out of this cavern from the insides of the mountain.
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8 April 2010, 11:17 AMPeople!
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8 April 2010, 11:28 AMstalacs
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8 April 2010, 11:43 AMBeautiful natural formations
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8 April 2010, 11:50 AMAnd the water was so clean !
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8 April 2010, 01:08 PMAgain outside. Lao kid
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8 April 2010, 01:09 PMThe entrance to the cave
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8 April 2010, 02:03 PMNow we will kayak downstream after lunch.
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8 April 2010, 02:04 PMFishing is one of the big work for men. Thy normally use nets.
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8 April 2010, 02:44 PMAn this is a stop for the trapeze party!
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8 April 2010, 02:44 PMYou grab it and let yourself go back and forward for a few times... it's breathtaking!
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8 April 2010, 03:26 PMToo many americans thou
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8 April 2010, 04:08 PMWell lets continue the trip down till Vang Vieng... I feel now like sitting on that bar at a side!
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8 April 2010, 04:21 PMmore trapeze
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8 April 2010, 04:30 PM:) safe bridge
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8 April 2010, 05:18 PMTo end this funny day I will walk around village
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8 April 2010, 05:48 PMthis is Laos
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8 April 2010, 05:49 PMA friendly local that asked me for water and help...
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8 April 2010, 05:53 PMwith the bamboos!
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8 April 2010, 05:54 PMWell ... this is how Laos looks at sunset
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8 April 2010, 06:36 PMand now...ready to depart to Luang Prabang.... from this lawless village.
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9 April 2010, 06:54 AMThis is the worst bus trip I've ever made. Sitting here between these guys over iron stairs for 8 hours
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9 April 2010, 07:10 AMGood morning Luang Pra Bang!
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9 April 2010, 07:21 AMSometimes I shock how different can look a picture in the same day in Laos. Winter to summer feeling
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9 April 2010, 08:11 AMLuang PraBang's port!
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9 April 2010, 08:12 AMHouse in Luang Prabang
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9 April 2010, 08:15 AMEffected picture of one of the main streets
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9 April 2010, 08:40 AMCoffee and breakfast!
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9 April 2010, 09:50 AMAnd way north to Nong Kiaw, all by the Nam Ou river after leaving Mekong.
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9 April 2010, 10:59 AMthe loong boats
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9 April 2010, 11:22 AMSo many fishers with their son, who was learning the technics and helping their fathers
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9 April 2010, 11:28 AMspeedy up, sometimes I felt the driver nervous cause the waters were very shallow
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9 April 2010, 11:37 AMFloating houses!
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9 April 2010, 11:38 AMLearning child
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9 April 2010, 11:44 AMI guess they look for gold... or any valuable mineral
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9 April 2010, 12:10 PMSometimes it was really shallow and dangerous
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9 April 2010, 12:15 PMMany beautiful villages by the river
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9 April 2010, 12:15 PMlike this one...
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9 April 2010, 02:17 PMSome trees are naked and it seems like winter sometimes, mostly when there's some smoke around and it looks foggy
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9 April 2010, 02:23 PMMum
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9 April 2010, 02:23 PMThis last part was much more green and jungly
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9 April 2010, 02:38 PMFantastic trees here also
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9 April 2010, 02:38 PMJungle over mountains walls
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9 April 2010, 02:38 PMNaked trees
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9 April 2010, 04:30 PMSun's making beauty already
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9 April 2010, 04:31 PMBoy looking at our boat
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9 April 2010, 04:39 PMThis is Muang ngoy Neua. A peacefull, perfect village where I will stay and take pics and sounds of local life. A very nice example of Lao community!
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9 April 2010, 05:12 PMRiver dock
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9 April 2010, 05:18 PMA temple
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9 April 2010, 05:19 PMA house!
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9 April 2010, 05:22 PMA school
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9 April 2010, 05:24 PMA dog that follows me and makes me good company...
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9 April 2010, 05:24 PMTrees
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9 April 2010, 05:25 PMGreat sunset
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9 April 2010, 05:26 PMA very sad girl
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9 April 2010, 05:26 PMand her family
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9 April 2010, 05:27 PMA woman bringing water
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9 April 2010, 05:29 PMOne of those idillic mountains with which you can play sunrise-sunset with the sun...
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9 April 2010, 05:29 PMA little friendly forest
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9 April 2010, 05:36 PMOne more sunrise today :)
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9 April 2010, 05:40 PMA path saying 'walk me'
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9 April 2010, 05:41 PMAnd of course I walked
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9 April 2010, 05:42 PMMy new dog peeing on a nice tree
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9 April 2010, 05:43 PMLocals chilling all the time
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9 April 2010, 05:44 PMA grandma
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9 April 2010, 05:46 PMA temple
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9 April 2010, 05:51 PMThe main way in the village... so tranquil!
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9 April 2010, 05:52 PMA fantastic bird with incredible sounds, check'em
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9 April 2010, 06:08 PM2 colegas con un pollo... me suena.
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9 April 2010, 06:09 PMpollito
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9 April 2010, 06:13 PMLas interminables escalas de las cada vez más lejanas montañas...
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9 April 2010, 06:17 PMGive me five dude!
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9 April 2010, 06:20 PMA typical house
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9 April 2010, 06:21 PMA typical grandpa
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9 April 2010, 06:22 PMA rich or worker-family house :)
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9 April 2010, 06:30 PMSchool notes
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9 April 2010, 06:31 PMpi
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9 April 2010, 06:36 PMGood night Laos!
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10 April 2010, 07:51 AMGood morninnnng..
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10 April 2010, 07:55 AMThis is an instrument i got in Cambodia. It makes the funny western sound with your mouth: daing ding daing dong....
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10 April 2010, 08:08 AMMy breakfast
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10 April 2010, 08:12 AMRiver-cleaning
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10 April 2010, 08:12 AMThe boats
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10 April 2010, 08:12 AMA kid
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10 April 2010, 08:13 AMThis wonderful village
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10 April 2010, 08:39 AMPushing all! to depart to next village downstream.
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10 April 2010, 08:42 AMWhen you pay, they always show you the price in the calculator.They dont speak english and you don't speak Lao... hehe
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10 April 2010, 08:49 AMStrange pigs
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10 April 2010, 08:50 AMhahahah
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10 April 2010, 09:22 AMThis are real fisherman, old style
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10 April 2010, 09:42 AMGo this way!
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10 April 2010, 09:49 AMFruits
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10 April 2010, 10:04 AMNatural shelter
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10 April 2010, 10:08 AMA very clever electricity generator
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10 April 2010, 10:17 AMAnd suddenly... a temple!
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10 April 2010, 10:22 AMDry fish, back in town
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10 April 2010, 10:26 AMSad monkeys in jail
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10 April 2010, 10:27 AMplease let us out!
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10 April 2010, 10:27 AMI wish I could set u free.. hehe
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10 April 2010, 10:34 AMEverybody in the village has a duty. And they do it happily
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10 April 2010, 12:04 PMWEEELLLL... Now I am bak at river, heading to Muang Khua in the very north of Laos.
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10 April 2010, 12:15 PMlovely kids!
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10 April 2010, 12:45 PMfishing with son
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10 April 2010, 01:51 PMVillage in the way.
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10 April 2010, 02:34 PMFishing is still a good source of money here!
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10 April 2010, 02:34 PMSo how much does it weight?
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10 April 2010, 02:35 PMHelping daddy?
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10 April 2010, 04:04 PMI am definitely enjoying Laos
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10 April 2010, 05:09 PMFinally in Muang Khua. I will sleep here tonite
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10 April 2010, 05:10 PMThe hanging bridge!
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10 April 2010, 06:08 PMI need some food!
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10 April 2010, 06:34 PMHouse in Muang Khua
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10 April 2010, 06:34 PMNice place!
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10 April 2010, 06:36 PMI believe this is where I will sleep tonight: A bit away from village and by the river.
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10 April 2010, 06:39 PMHere!
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10 April 2010, 06:43 PMI am camping here
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10 April 2010, 06:48 PMBut before... I will swim in the riveer!
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10 April 2010, 06:49 PMvery dark to auto-shoot me
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10 April 2010, 09:05 PMNow I am fresh and clean and can enjoy some food, cigarette, and stars.
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10 April 2010, 09:12 PMor I can start playing with the camera....
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10 April 2010, 09:14 PMThis is the lights of night over Muang Khua there
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10 April 2010, 09:29 PMmy bed and my name
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10 April 2010, 09:45 PMhat
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10 April 2010, 09:48 PMwell. final shot, it is clear I was boring for a while.
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11 April 2010, 06:42 AMAnd well... did I say before the trip to Luang Prabang was the worse ever? NO. This was maybe worse. Departing 4 am from Muang Khua, we have to make it to Diem Bien Phu in Vietnam after crossing the border.
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11 April 2010, 06:50 AMThe bus was full of rice and packages and I travelled over them, chewing the dust, for I don't know even how many hours....
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11 April 2010, 06:51 AMMorning in some lost parade of northern Laos
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11 April 2010, 07:04 AMLocals
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11 April 2010, 08:48 AMHappy unconscious kids
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11 April 2010, 10:52 AMThe border with Vietnam!!
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11 April 2010, 11:00 AMThis Lao lady doesn´t probably know what her shirt means...
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11 April 2010, 11:53 AMGood bye Laos! See the pictures from this part of Vietnam added in its own album.
Laos
Green adventures, ancient culture & rivers
Videos from Laos:
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Kayaking downstream Nam Xong River8 April 2010
Vang Vieng, Laos
The shallow rivers I saw in Laos were challenging me for a kayak try. So I got a K1 and went far away downstream from Vang Vieng... So far I came back very late & dark and the owner was upset!
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Tubing inside a water cavern9 April 2010
North from Vang Vieng, Laos
Tubing is sitting on a doughnut-shaped floater and letting current push u along a river. This time we entered a natural cool-water cavern with headlights and then followed a rope and paddled with hands to go very far inside (around 300m). It's dark and full of stalactites but u get the idea...