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Paksong Lao, and the Bolaven Plateau

Waterfalls, French coffee and Lao tea!

The border on the way to Pakse and Paksong. A little confusion?
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Not only the locals!
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ATM's sprouting up everywhere
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Local coffee vendor
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Backpackers 'customized' motorbike
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WIFI in the middle of nowhere
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Ariving at the falls
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The restaurant
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Waiting for lunch
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Delicous traditional Lao food
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And a couple of Beer Lao......
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Make for some happy travellers!
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First view of the falls
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My bungalow overlooking the river valley the falls dumps into
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Kickin' back on Ted and Nattaya's deck, listening to the waterfall, after a long day's travel to Paksong
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The next morning Ted and I got up early and headed for sunrise at the falls. Stairs down to the swimming holes at the base of the waterfall
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Couldn't go any farther
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Sunrise at E Tu waterfall
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Orchids growing wild everywhere
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Tourist
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Monk at the falls
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Giant teak roots
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Cicadas went off until sunset
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Our bungalows at the top of the falls
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All set on a coffee plantation, on a hillside above the falls
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Nattaya and our hostess
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Posted by ikombazana 22:11

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