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| Beer Lao 78p for 680ml.... |
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| Christmas lunch to start, Laos style spiced sausage, green bean salad, crispy buffalo skin, stewed Mekong river weed, spiced chutney and sticky rice!!! Doesn't look much but it was amazing.. |
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| Main course Laos style Hot Pot... |
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| Served with stock, beef, loads of veg, glass noodles, eggs and spicies all cooked on and in this.. |
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| Christmas day cocktails all made from local brew... About 50% |
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| Sunrise over the Mekong... |
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| Thailand passport control.. |
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| Loas immiragation |
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| Lonely planet says its safer to strap an engine to a surfboard than to take one of the local speed boats! Notice how only the driver has a helmet on!!! |
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| Our slow boat.. |
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| 150 people on a 100 person boat for 7 hours.. |
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| Sun down on the river just before we arrived at Pak Beng for an over night stay.. |
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| Day two. |
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| Two boats today abit more comfort. |
