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Bits And Pieces: Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
Thoughts, snippets and happenings on our first three countries that didn’t fit into other entries.
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Slow Cooker
On Laos cuisine, which is beautiful, if and when it arrives, even if it isn’t what you ordered, which is usually the case.
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Fall In Spring
In which we head to a waterfall, hone our reflexes by tracking the world’s fastest mosquitoes, and climb to the top of a hill for a view that’s better from the bottom.
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Green River
In which we travel south down the Nam Ou river to Luang Prabang, are joyfully disarmed by local children and observe the Laos way to fix a broken boat.
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Assault And Batteries
Arriving in Nong Khiaw, northern Laos, we subject ourselves to a legalised assault, then sit back to watch the world go by. It goes by sedately.
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Bussed A Move
Another full day’s bus travel takes us from Luang Namtha to Nong Khiaw, passing through lots of local villages. We manage to retain all our fillings, just.
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Sabaidee Laos
Crossing the border into Laos sees me almost adopt a new Scandinavian identity, before becoming very well acquainted with fellow passengers on a bus with a load that would have made Atlas shrug.