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February 22, 2005

Photos: Laos, Part 2

Ok, as usual, I'm way behind on the writing/photos/discovering who I am. So I'm going to try to catch up now at least on the Glenn photos, taken in Laos on our bike ride from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng...

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February 08, 2005

Vientiane: Exposing Ourselves

We knew we had to be getting within striking distance of the Laos capital of Vientiane when we biked over the bridge at Tha Ngon in the afternoon of Feb. 6 and stopped for lunch down on the river. This...

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February 07, 2005

Na Nam: At Least, That's What Our Map Says...

On the road from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng, we met a couple of cyclists at our guest house (we met very few in general) - Michael and Rene, an Australian couple, had just cycled the whole route that we...

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February 06, 2005

Vang Vieng: The Ancient Lao Art of Tubing

Arriving in the small town of Vang Vieng was about as weird an experience as we've had in Laos. We had been biking through the villages and countryside of Laos for three days and two nights, and this was our...

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February 05, 2005

Kasi: Commie Strongholds

The trip from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng was taking most backpackers about eight or nine hours by bus. It was taking us about three days, thanks to those hills and those bikes and our bright ideas about using our...

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February 04, 2005

Muang Phu Khun: The Climb

There are two good reasons to bike around the world, and one good reason not to. The first reason is that before you leave town for any particular place, for example, to Vang Vieng, people will look at you like...

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February 03, 2005

Photos: Laos, Part 1

The one thing about this whole biking thing is that there is less time to write, since half the time we're on the road in these tiny villages, so I'm a little behind on the whole thing. If you didn't...

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February 02, 2005

Luang Prabang: Another Guide Book Disappears

Glenn and I are pretty similar in many ways - it means we can travel well together. There is one major difference between us: while I am afraid of most things that I can think of, Glenn doesn't ever seem...

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January 30, 2005

Mekong River: Six Teachings

Glenn and I had all the time in the world to make it onto the 10.30 a.m. boat to Luang Prabang in Laos on Thursday, January 27 - I don't know how it turned into a mad race to catch...

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