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Saffron mornings in Luang Prabang |
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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It is still dark when we awake to watch the monks do their morning rounds. The pre-dawn chill seeps in through a screen door leading to a veranda overlooking the Mekong River. Bundled in layers and fleece, we make our way to the main street of this mountain town of 25,000 people in Central Laos.
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Sleeping Beauty: Colonial architecture in Laos |
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Friday, 24 August 2007 |
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More than 50 years after the French, the tranquil capital Vientiane
boasts refurbished colonial buildings, formerly the playgrounds of
the elite. |
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Saturday, 18 August 2007 |
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A mix of French impressions and Buddhist ideologies, Luang Prabang
promises a rejuvenating getaway. |
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Footy's first Elephant herd stomping in Laos |
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Friday, 10 August 2007 |
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About five months ago Mick Hassett and Marty Staples got together
for a kick of the footy in Vientiane, capital of Laos. Since then,
the "Lao Elephants" have grown to around 10-15 regular participants
at weekly training sessions, with players from Laos, Australia, New
Zealand, Japan, Norway and the UK. |
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Wednesday, 08 August 2007 |
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It's not the most salubrious pub I've ever drunk at but it did
have an excellent view of the mighty brown Mekong River and a great
selection of rice wine. |
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Laos, the land of unexploded bombs |
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Saturday, 04 August 2007 |
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Laos can boast of a sad first place: it is “the most-bombed
country in the history of warfare”. According to estimates
over 5 million bombs dropped in over 580 thousand missions
targeting the country, today lie unexploded beneath the soil. |
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Trekking in cool, unspoilt Northern Laos |
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Sunday, 22 July 2007 |
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The hillside was so steep that I had to pull myself up using any
available tree branch and roots. The terrain underfoot was really
slippery as the carpet of dry bamboo leaves provided no grip for my
shoes. It was actually more difficult than walking on mud as the
dry leaves tended to slip downhill whilst I was trying to go up. It
was frustrating how the local guides just sped up the hill in their
slippers as if it was a Sunday stroll. And of course there were
leeches, even though it was dry season. |
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Mad dogs and bowling in Luang Prabang |
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Sunday, 22 July 2007 |
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The Australian, Irish and Welsh backpackers I met at the Hive
bar in Luang Prabang invited me 10 pin bowling. It's not the sort
of thing you'd expect to do in a UNESCO-protected town high up in
the mountains of northern Laos. |
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No place for haste high in Laos |
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Thursday, 19 July 2007 |
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The Australian, Irish and Welsh backpackers I met at the Hive bar
in Luang Prabang, Laos, invited me 10 pin bowling. It's not the
sort of thing you'd expect to do in a UNESCO-protected town high
up in the mountains of northern Laos. |
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Something brewing in Laos |
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Friday, 06 July 2007 |
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A behind-the-scenes tour of a coffee roasting mill in Pakse offers
a bittersweet experience |
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