Photos and Videos From My Laos Backpacking Adventures

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Videos:

A woman on the shores of the Mekong River, Laos A woman works in the fields in northern Laos Our treehouse at the Gibbon Experience The leech that fed on Pam's ass for nearly two hours Greg ziplining_2 Carrie ziplines Our treehouse high above the ground at the Gibbon Experience Relaxing at the Gibbon Experience Bathroom at our treehouse in the Gibbon Experience Carrie gets ready to zip line away A leech smells the scent of blood in the Gibbon Experience Crossing a bamboo log bridge in the Gibbon Experience Our Gibbon Experience crew The border town of Houayxai Relaxing on our slow boat ride on the Mekong River A boat in the Mekong River motorcycle accidents produce travelers like this all over the place Fishing in the Mekong River Monk heading up a boat on the Mekong River in Laos Kids storm our boat at a shoreside stop to sell food and beverages A vendor on the shores of the Mekong River, Laos A little girl on the shores of the Mekong River, Laos An old man on a boat on the Mekong River, Laos A female boat driver on the Mekong River, Laos Fishing poles wait for a catch in the Mekong River Guys waiting at a house along the shores of the Mekong River A boat used to shuttle people up and down the Mekong River Scenes inside our slow boat from Houayxai to Louang Prabang Random elephant being used for labor on the side of the Mekong River Temple inside the rocks on the shores of the Mekong River (taken by Carrie) People use plastic bags attached to sticks to keep flies off of food like this one at the Louang Phabang Night Market Food vendor at the Louang Phabang Night Market Fruit Shake lady at the Louang Phabang Night Market A stupa in Louang Prabang (taken by Carrie) A man on the streets of Louang Prabang, Laos A monastery in Louang Prabang Naga outside a Wat Door with paintings at a monastary in Louang Prabang Torture painting at a monastary in Louang Prabang A woman carries goods in Louang Prabang The town of Louang Prabang with the Mekong River running through it Louang Prabang Louang Prabang panorama The hills behind Louang Prabang Carrie and I in Louang Prabang A Buddha statue in Louang Prabang A monk relaxes with the town of Louang Prabang in the distance A door at a monestary in Louang Prabang (taken by Carrie) A monk at work in Louang Prabang Trying to get a spool of wire onto the top of a bus takes 5 Lao men and one woman on a cell phone The crags near Vang Viang Mountain life as seen from the bus ride between Louang Phabang and Vang Viang_28 Mountain life as seen from the bus ride between Louang Phabang and Vang Viang_17 Monsoon comes in full force to Vang Viang Rainbow in Vang Viang] The streets of Vang Viang Comfy seats wait for people to come and watch Friends all day The local bus stop in Vang Viang Cow by the side of the road in Vang Viang Champasak, Laos A vendor on the ferry to Champasak Gas stations are attended by children at times A street in Champasak At the temple atop Wat Phou, Champasak The holy water catching basin atop Wat Phou, Champasak (taken by Carrie) Wat Phou, Champasak Carrie looks out over Wat Phou, Champasak The streets of Chamapsak Bike riding through the streets of Champasak A sign showing proper conduct in laos Even run down buildings have satellite, like this one in Champasak Carrie at the Groupe Scolaire de Champassak Windows at the Groupe Scolaire de Champassak (taken by Carrie) The boy in front was the one who was using my camera at the Groupe Scolaire de Champassak Supervising the kids playing with my camera A chalk board at the Groupe Scolaire de Champassak (taken by Carrie) Sunset at the Groupe Scolaire de Champassak (taken by Carrie) A classroom at the Groupe Scolaire de Champassak Sunset over the Mekong River in Champasak, Laos View of the Mekong River from Champasak, Laos A litte girl at play under a table in Champasak, Laos (taken by Carrie) Rolling a barrel down the street Dead squirrels for sale on the side of the road A Lao drifter Carrie squeezes into a Songthaw A woman sells chicken on a stick to a stopped songthaw in laos Carrie with a songthaw driver using a pen cap to keep his hat on The fattest, squishiest pig ever on Don Det Plowing the fields with water buffalo in Don Det Rice worker in the fields of Don Det Working in the fields with a water buffalo in Don Det Local hat rests in the rice fields of Don Det (taken by Carrie) Fun in a rice field Carrie and I plant rice in Don Det View from our porch in Don Det Sunset from our porch in Don Det (taken by Carrie) Guy in Don Det rice field Houses on stilts in Don Det The waterfall in Don Det Clothes drying in the sun in Don Det (taken by Carrie) Using a large bowl to shield her head from the hot sun Boat on Don Det Fun with the local Don Det animals Electrical wiring at our guesthouse in Don Det The streets of Don Det A local shop on Don Det Don Det monsoon A little girl plays in the mud after a monsoon on Don Det A Monk Pilots a Boat on the Mekong River in Laos A Buddha statue in Luang Prabang Men waiting on Chamapasak Dock Men waiting on Chamapasak Dock

A Lao Songthaw A Laos tuk tuk A Laos tuk tuk A local Laos bus Monsoon season doesn't keep the toursts away from Vang Viang Pulling a truck out of the mud en route to the Gibbon Experience (taken by Carrie) Rainy motorbiking in Vang Viang The inside of a sleeper bus Tractors are often seen in the streets of Laos Waiting for the ferry to Champasak A Monk Pilots a Boat on the Mekong River in Laos Men waiting on Chamapasak Dock Men waiting on Chamapasak Dock

Baguettes wait to become sandwiches Boiled and roasted eggs Chicken laab Chicken soup at the Luang Phabang street food market Curry chicken with mixed veggies Dead squirril for sale on the side of the road_3 Fish hang for sale in a market in Laos Fish on a stick at the Luang Phabang street food market Little fish used to make fish curries and flakes Rice for sale in Louang Prabang Sticky rice drying on the side of the road_2 Tofu and veggies in a green coconut sauce with sticky rice

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