11 On the way to Lao on the sleeper train, departs at 8pm, arrives at Nong Kai at 9am
12 Udon Thani station
13 Sharing a TukTuk with a busy lady eating something which looked pretty hard!
14 Framing a bike
15 Happy kids in the street
16 Local bus to go to Vang Vieng (4h), sitting next to a grand Pa very eager to depart!
17 Little break on the way, no Kitcat but 'tempting' BBQ toad
18 Monks are a common sight in Vang Vieng as they ride peacefully their bikes while holding the essential umbrella which shields their unprotected skulls
19 A great sight, the colors of the robes complete perfectly the scenery
20 Vang Vieng's unmistakable river flanked by very steep hills
21 Exploring the caves
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28 A stream in the cave: An amazing experience 100m floating underground
29 Caves
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32 Caves
33 Small hidden creatures
34 Playing out in the sun
35 Kids taking a ...
36 A strange leaf on the windscreen
37 Road between Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang
38 Sharing an umbrella
39 A small village on the road to luang prabang
40 Want some meat?
41 Vang-Vieng to Luang Prabang
42 Vang-Vieng to Luang Prabang
43 Vang-Vieng to Luang Prabang
44 Luang Prabang Temple on top of the mount Phousi
45 Luang Prabang temple on top of the mount Phousi
46 Luang Prabang from the mount Phousi
47 Luang Prabang runway
48 Luang Prabang Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham
49 On the Mekong, a mix of blue, brown, green and bright orange dots!
50 Sunset on the mekong
51 Sunset on the mekong
52 Walking trough remote Khamu Villages
53 Kids half shy half playful everywhere!
54 Curious kids following the crazy hiking tourists
55 Strange encounters
56 Strange encounters
57 Strange encounters
58 Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle.
59 Face to face
60 Jumping pigglets
61 Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle.
62 Strange encounters
63 Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle.
64 Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle.
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66 A family staying on top of a hill, surrounded by other hills. A remote place by really enchanting!
67 On the door step
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70 Walking through the fields
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72 A Khamu village north of Luang Prabang
73 Kids are tought very young how to use the matchet...
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77 Adults playing the rattan-ball
78 3 houses in the village have the TV, powered by loud generators. The granny on the left would gard the door fiercly and ensure that the owner-family gets the entrance fee!
79 Morning in the village
80 Going to the fields
81 Crossing rudimentary bridges
82 Strange encounters!
83 Amazing how this scene seemed natural!
84 Enjoying French food in Luang Prabang
85 End of class in Luang Prabang's primary school!
86 Luang Prabang by night
87 Vientiane's Arc de triomphe
88 Vientiane temple
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92 Vientiane Market
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95 Taking a small break form Vientiane's circulation with a fresh baguette as a snack!
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102SONY DSC Round-about in Vientiant
103SONY DSC Old French Mantion which didn't keep up with the heat
104SONY DSC Dog resting on the cool surface of a stone - table in a monastery
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106SONY DSC Relaxing in one of the countless restaurants where sofas replace seats and where the choice of restaurant is not as much made from the composition of the menu as it is of the DVDs playing on the wide screens.
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109 Vang Vieng
110SONY DSC Harvesting rice
111SONY DSC Bathing in the river
112SONY DSC Strange rocks against a clean blue sky
113SONY DSC dip!
114SONY DSC In Laos, it seems that Kids are everywhere!
115SONY DSC "Throwing the Flip-Flop" An adapted game of french "palet"
116SONY DSC Luang Prabang
117SONY DSC Walking trough remote Khamu Villages
118SONY DSC Back from the hunt
119SONY DSC Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle.
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121SONY DSC Welcome!
122SONY DSC Back from the hunt!
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124SONY DSC Playing hide and seek with the white ghosts!
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126SONY DSC Newborn and his mother. Nationality: Lao, Date of birth 23/10/11, Place of birth, a hut in the middle of nowhere!
127SONY DSC Chasing the dogs from the shade of the 'houses'