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Bokeo Guesthouse in Huay Xai
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Dinner and first BeerLao along the Mekong in Huay Xai
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Trying to figure out how to buy a ticket for a slow boat down the Mekong
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We're millionaires! (In Laos Kip)
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Loading our bikes on the roof of our long, slow boat to Luang Prabang
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Here's what the (jam-packed) interior of a Mekong slow boat looks like
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During dry (and hence low water) season, some of the passages on the Mekong were quite narrow
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During dry (and hence low water) season, some of the passages on the Mekong were quite narrow
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Fellow slow boat headed upstream
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View out the front of the slow boat
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Long boats and rural villages along the Mekong
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Local villagers used the rocks to fish from
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Local villagers used the rocks to fish from
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Approaching Pakbeng on day one of Mekong slow boat
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Boarding the slow boat for day two to Luang Prabang
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French kids and Lao kids had fun playing together on the boat
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Setting off into a foggy morning on the Mekong
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Day two on the slow boat down the Mekong
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Nearing Luang Prabang
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Village kids take to the river to bathe and play
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Colorful slow boats on the Mekong
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Meeting an upstream slow boat
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Water buffalo and villagers on the banks of the Mekong
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Local boats were incredibly long and narrow
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Laundry time along the Mekong River
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Our first sighting of dramatic karst geography in Laos
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Mountains rise up north of Luang Prabang
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Riverside resort (with elephants!) on the approach to Luang Prabang
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Fellow slow boat on the Mekong River
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Trudging up the sandy hill towards Luang Prabang
