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OK I did it before, I'll do it again. The greatest hits of Laos.
Best meal: Buffalo Laap by the Mekong River in Luang Prabang as the sun set - so romantic!
Best beer: Beer Lao. No contest, literally - it was all I drank!
Biggest annoyance: Buses leaving before 6AM, but no eateries open before 7AM.
Runner Up: Guesthouses continually trying to up the room rate when you check out.
Weirdest: Getting off the overnight bus in Vientiane at 6AM and watching people doing aerobics in the local park.
Biggest westerner ripoff: Paying 10x the price of fuel in Vang Vieng
Biggest other traveller frustration: No tourists patronising the authentic & cheap Lao riverside eateries instead opting for the mediocre bakery cafes that line the main drag in Luang Prabang.
Traffic horns heard: About 1/day on average. Bliss.
Best bus trip: Vientiane to Luang Prabang. Winding your way through stunning limestone peak - so cool.
Best bus DVD: Same trip. A Thai ripoff of Charlies Angels. Complete with a car chase involving tuk tusk and rocket launchers, a blatantly titillating flight in a sauna (lots of high kicks, everyone just wearing towels) and a blond, tanned Thai Charlie in a pink cardigan.
Best celebrity moment: Being recognized on the streets of Vientiane as 'the crazy flip guy' from tubing.
So my time in South East Asia is almost over. I've got a couple more blogs planned, more 'general travel', less 'here's a funny story what happened to me today'. We'll see how they go.
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