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My Laos jungle book

nobody@flickr.com (B℮n) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:16:34 -0800

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The stunning limestone mountains that tower over Ban Pak Ou are riddled with caves. Some are large with spectacular formations and some have become sites of worship with Buddha images on display. The brown Mekong river is beautiful once you get over the brown color. The kayak guides are excellent and the Mekong river is mellow to enjoy the view. The river is surrounded by striking karst rock formations. Your kayak will glide past limestone cliffs and terrace farms, fisherman wading with nets, and boats streaming from China. A swirling Mekong river. The brown color indicates the destructive land use systems on its watersheds. Women washed clothes along the banks. Naked boys swam and splashed. It felt like paddling in a jungle book.

Photo taken nearby Ban Pak-Ou. The river is surrounded by striking karst rock formations. Three little boys walking on tree trunk on the Mekong river and a kayaking tourist is passing by.

Het plaatsje Ban-Pak Ou ligt in een schitternde omgeving. Hoge, met bomen en struiken begroeide karstbergen rijzen in grillige vormen op uit het landschap. Luang Prabang is de laatste jaren door de backpack toeristen ontdekt en populair iets dat naast zijn schitterende ligging in een karstgebergte met diepe grotten ook te danken is aan de nabijgelegen dorpjes van etnische minderheden. In Laos lijkt het alsof de tijd stil staat, zo ongehaast is het dagelijkse leven. Voor ons een spannende en actieve rondreis door een van de meest ongerepte en authentieke landen van Azië. We maken verschillende tochten over de rivier en wandelen door bijzondere dorpjes met kleurrijke bevolking. We nemen de tijd om de bijzonder mooie omgeving van Luang Prabang te verkennen. Een tocht per kayak is het werkelijk adembenemend. Onderweg passeren we typische Laos-dorpjes, nauwelijks zichtbaar door de rijke begroeiing. We zien af en toe een olifant door de begroeing. Vrouwen wassen hun kleren en kinderen maken plezier aan de oever van de rivier. Er valt zoveel te zien langs deze rustige slingerende majestieuze Mekong rivier. Het gaf het gevoel als een tocht door een jungle book.

Every saturday shampoo day!

nobody@flickr.com (B℮n) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:07:40 -0800

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Laos is blessed with some of Asia’s nicest rivers, and many of them are mellow. Children spent the day at school, and by the afternoon they were doing the chores required of them…building a fire for the kitchen, sweeping the leaves into a pile, or caring for the young siblings strapped to their back …young boys and girls from the age of seven or eight attentive to the baby’s every need. Amongst this was the laughter of children playing in the river. The afternoon brings liberated school kids in splashing, giggling droves. Not surprisingly, they are innovative swimmers and the river quickly fills with slippery bodies and wrestling boys.

Photo taken nearby the little town Ban Pak Ou - Laos. Little boys washing their hair with shampoo in the afternoon at the Mekong river.

...an old lady washing her clothes in the river gave us a beautiful smile; the Laos people are so friendly. Kids have a great time running on the rampart, swimming in the Mekong river, taking boat rides along the river and playing. A bit futher south men washing their elephants in the river. Lao seems a bit like heaven, the laughter is often & sincere, the rivers are cool and clean and not a speck of modern civilization in sight. In my perspective it is some of the best Laos can offer.

The soldiers of innocence

nobody@flickr.com (B℮n) — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:33:52 -0800

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Laos is blessed with some of Asia’s nicest rivers, and many of them are mellow. Children spent the day at school, and by the afternoon they were doing the chores required of them…building a fire for the kitchen, sweeping the leaves into a pile, or caring for the young siblings strapped to their back …young boys and girls from the age of seven or eight attentive to the baby’s every need. Amongst this was the laughter of children playing in the river. The afternoon brings liberated school kids in splashing, giggling droves. Not surprisingly, they are innovative swimmers and the river quickly fills with slippery bodies and wrestling boys.

Photo taken nearby the little town Ban Pak Ou - Laos. Children playing in the afternoon at the Mekong river.

...an old lady washing her clothes in the river gave us a beautiful smile; the Laos people are so friendly. Kids have a great time running on the rampart, swimming in the Mekong river, taking boat rides along the river and playing. A bit futher south men washing their elephants in the river. Lao seems a bit like heaven, the laughter is often & sincere, the rivers are cool and clean and not a speck of modern civilization in sight. In my perspective it is some of the best Laos can offer.