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A scar on the landscape: roadbuilding near the Vietnam - Laos border
A scar on the landscape: roadbuilding near the Vietnam - Laos border
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The roadhead at Muang Khua
The roadhead at Muang Khua
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Laos hill tribe woman in Udomxai
Laos hill tribe woman in Udomxai
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Waiting for the bus at Udomxai
Waiting for the bus at Udomxai
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A very typical northern Laos village
A very typical northern Laos village
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Luang Prabang - a typically pretty street scene
Luang Prabang - a typically pretty street scene
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A back street in Luang Prabang
A back street in Luang Prabang
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Monk's sticky rice cakes drying in the sun outside a wat
Monk's sticky rice cakes drying in the sun outside a wat
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Having one's hair cut by a transvestite (does one really need hairclips?)
Having one's hair cut by a transvestite (does one really need hairclips?)
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Setting off our lantern on New Year's Eve
Setting off our lantern on New Year's Eve
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With Andrew and Catherine, before midnight
With Andrew and Catherine, before midnight
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After midnight, showing the locals a few moves
After midnight, showing the locals a few moves
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Some robust local fireworks - some go vertically, others not...
Some robust local fireworks - some go vertically, others not...
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New Year's Day - all is calm outside a monastery
New Year's Day - all is calm outside a monastery
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Laundry day in a wat
Laundry day in a wat
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Farming on the banks of the Mekong, nr Luang Prabang
Farming on the banks of the Mekong, nr Luang Prabang
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The aftermath of a grounding: one second there's a sandbank, then it's gone...
The aftermath of a grounding: one second there's a sandbank, then it's gone...
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Buddhist figurines in Tham Ting cave
Buddhist figurines in Tham Ting cave
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River boats on the shore of the Mekong near Ban Xang Hai, nr Luang Prabang
River boats on the shore of the Mekong near Ban Xang Hai, nr Luang Prabang
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Ban Xang Hai's unpalatable rice wine
Ban Xang Hai's unpalatable rice wine
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At least they make their own garments here...
At least they make their own garments here...
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A monk, trying out a little manual labour
A monk, trying out a little manual labour
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Sunset on the Mekong, Luang Prabang
Sunset on the Mekong, Luang Prabang
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Looking down the Nam Khan River
Looking down the Nam Khan River
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View from the roadside on the way to Phonsavan
View from the roadside on the way to Phonsavan
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Hills of northeastern Laos
Hills of northeastern Laos
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A cheery villager laying out rushes to dry
A cheery villager laying out rushes to dry
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Muang Sui, nr Phonsavan - don't want to park any closer to these...
Muang Sui, nr Phonsavan - don't want to park any closer to these...
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One of the Plain of Jars sites...
One of the Plain of Jars sites...
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...nothing inside this jar...
...nothing inside this jar...
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...some jars close up...
...some jars close up...
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...and some jars on a hill
...and some jars on a hill
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Crater made by one of the thousands of US 2,000lb bombs that fell in this area
Crater made by one of the thousands of US 2,000lb bombs that fell in this area
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MAG guide-stones - safe to walk on the white side, not the red
MAG guide-stones - safe to walk on the white side, not the red
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Some jars under a tree...
Some jars under a tree...
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...someone in a jar...
...someone in a jar...
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...and some more jars
...and some more jars
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Roads not so good around here, though
Roads not so good around here, though
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Laotian ingenuity: uses for old bombs (1)
Laotian ingenuity: uses for old bombs (1)
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Uses for old bombs (2) - aluminium spoons
Uses for old bombs (2) - aluminium spoons
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Inspecting an old Russian tank near Phonsavan
Inspecting an old Russian tank near Phonsavan
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Red roads, red dust, red plants
Red roads, red dust, red plants
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A local MAG team at work, Muang Khoun
A local MAG team at work, Muang Khoun
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Today's harvest - harmless, but still a reminder that this stuff is everywhere
Today's harvest - harmless, but still a reminder that this stuff is everywhere
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Another day, another Russian tank
Another day, another Russian tank
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Cheery villager in Phonsavan district
Cheery villager in Phonsavan district
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The road south towards Vang Vieng
The road south towards Vang Vieng
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Giving a tow
Giving a tow
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The effects of slash'n'burn agriculture...
The effects of slash'n'burn agriculture...
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...not much jungle left here
...not much jungle left here
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View of the 'holy' Phu Phra
View of the 'holy' Phu Phra
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