Monday, July 14, 2008

Laos Pics


Crossing the Mekong into Laos in dodgy canoe no.712.











The Mekong from Luang Prabang









Temple in Luang Prabang










V old temple in Luang Prabang










Dodgy canoe number.1 - Jess and I not too happy!!











John and I on an elephant, taken by Jess and Freek.









Me driving!








View of the Mekong and the hills around Luang Prabang.













Big mean spider (the size of my hand) missing a leg. Wonder how big the one that won the fight was?!?







Tad Sae Waterfall, great to swim in











Action shot!












Paddy fields between Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng.









You get the idea








The bus trip to Vang Vieng









Vang Vieng - amazing mountain backdrop to tacky tubing action










The good old (unusually high, debris-laden, flooded) Mekong, down which we tubed!










The tubes!






It's monsoon season, it all looks like this









See those bottles behind me? That's the petrol station.











Got a flat tire on the way to rafting - you should have seen this guy drive.








Put the fucking camera down!! There are RAPIDS!!









Our kayaks and the river










For lunch they made a little barbecue and we had chicken kebabs!








Giant butterflies on our lifejackets.









The national monument in Vientiane. 'S big and gold.










Dragons at the national monument.









The 9-hour 'sleeper' bus to Pakse. Bollocks.









The 'sleeper' bus broke down. Shocking. That is the face of surprise.







Storm trooper on scooter!










Amazing waterfall near Pakse, some kind of Tad.











Same waterfall










John on the edge








Natural viewing point for the waterfall








Lunch at the waterfall








Evil children at the waterfall











Buffalo








Lazy days








Local hardware store

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