Nic goes shopping in Vangvieng, the new Bali.
Watching re-runs of Friends and scoffing not-so-cheap hayam-burrgerrs. Yup sure, it's Laos.
...and some derivative sticky rice baskets:
Spirit house on the cheap.
Marie takes a hike to a cave.
Vientiane - a converted French villa:
and another under renovation:
the Pratuxai, Laotian answer to the Arc de Triomphe
Luangprabang - View of the Mekong river and King's palace from the top of Phousi Hill:
Find out what snack was on offer at this shop, then choose from an odd list of other yummy Asian menu items.
Khong Lor cave, near Ban Nahin, a Lao village 5 road hours east of Vientiane...
The guest house in early morning mist...
...the canoe trip on the shallow Nam Song river to the cave...
...investigating Inner Spaces is always a good thing...
...and the first glimmer of the exit, 7 kilometres later...