L A O S - Luang Prabang


As per sgtrekker style, we all hit the ground running.
Dumped our luggage in the room and started walking out the small lane in which our Guesthouse was.
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Luang Prabang is small. But not too small.
The more central, historical part of this town-city is served by the main thoroughfare SisavanVong road,
which is named after the second last King of Laos.
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Every day we just walk up and down this road. From our Guesthouse near the Royal Palace Museum to walk all the way to the tip of Sisavanvong Road where the Mekong River splits with the Nam Khan takes, well... about 45 minutes.

One of the first nearby buildings we see once we turn out from the small lane is this:
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It is labelled: "Bank of Laos PDR Northern Province of Luang Prabang".
Obviously it is an old French colonial building, like many other buildings here.
But what many of us guys would remember better was the female staff working here were
some of the fairest and more good-looking ones in LPB. Keke...

A few steps away from the Bank building brought us to Wat May.
This is what Adrian, over the course of the next few days, would repeatedly refer to as "the first Wat"
just to orientate us to our locations.
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I still remembered very well.
Once Adrian let us loose inside this Wat, that was IT!
We all got really engaged in shooting every corner of this Wat that many of us ended up shooting each other shooting each other shooting the buildings....
AlexK had some interesting photos of myself don't know shooting at what bird on the wall... goodness....
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Anyway, Wat May was a beautiful but small little Wat.
Over the next few days many of us would find ourselves shooting at it from all angles over and over again....
... until we shot ourselves silly. Haha.. just joking.
Here is a shot from Wat May on that scorching hot (but not humid) afternoon, looking up towards the golden stupa of Wat Pak Huat (aka Wat Phousi) at Phousi Hill in the background.
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Transport in LPB was just like Thailand. Tuk Tuk all over the place.
We only had the luxury of travelling in these colourful Tuk Tuk once, courtesy of Adrian.
The remaining part we were very much on feet. But then again, it's such a small and quaint little town, if we were not walking, then we would be missing many things...
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What intrigued vngks, Mano, myself and I am sure many of us in the group, most was the fact that the Laotian virtually do every possible thinkable thing on their motorbike.
They SMS while motorbiking, held their umbrella with the other hand while motorbiking, ate while motobiking, scratched their necks while motorbiking etc etc...
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Ok. So far up till here.
Ladies and Gentlemen. Please contribute your photos freely.
I would just post whenever I have finished a set of photos. Ok? Thanks!
 

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Wah... how can D3s be only mistress only ;(.
Keke. What mistress, did l miss out something?! :think:[/QUOTE]

What limwhow meant IS he will be faithful to his 5Dmk2 and the D3s is your YOU :devil:
 

tumpang a few pix for general sharing and to keep the thread up-dated

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Old and young waiting to offer alms to the monks

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Waiting for the monks and staring at the the lens as well

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And...here they come
 

And I just can't get away from these kids...simply just love to be around them

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Believe some of you guys got better shots of them

BTW thanks for viewing
 

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Stevepow, beautiful shots!
You know something?
If I have the chance to go back to Laos, the next time round I will just squat down by the road side and take photos of the local Laotian, and nothing but the local people.
They are very interesting to capture on photo.
 

Stevepow, beautiful shots!
You know something?
If I have the chance to go back to Laos, the next time round I will just squat down by the road side and take photos of the local Laotian, and nothing but the local people.
They are very interesting to capture on photo.

Limwhow, And why would you not have the chance?
 

And I just can't get away from these kids...simply just love to be around them

Keep the pictures coming, Mr. Pow. I learnt quite a bit from you in Cambodia last year. Hopefully, I can learn more in Vietnam later this year.
 

Keep the pictures coming, Mr. Pow. I learnt quite a bit from you in Cambodia last year. Hopefully, I can learn more in Vietnam later this year.

Hi acpical,

Nice to hear from you again.

Believe we're all exchanging tips and ideas on how to take better pictures.

Hope to see you and the others for this coming June's trip

Take care
 

Limwhow, And why would you not have the chance?

Haha.. Daoyin. I may just have that opportunity... who knows...


Hi acpical,

Nice to hear from you again.

Believe we're all exchanging tips and ideas on how to take better pictures.

Hope to see you and the others for this coming June's trip

Take care

Stevepow, you're going this June ah?
Wah... I am seriously seriously thinking of this June actually, you know...
 

Haha.. Daoyin. I may just have that opportunity... who knows...




Stevepow, you're going this June ah?
Wah... I am seriously seriously thinking of this June actually, you know...

Must go .. then can get shot like this

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"The Fish" @ Ha Long Bay


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More colorfully Hmong
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Must go .. then can get shot like this



"The Fish" @ Ha Long Bay




More colorfully Hmong
:devil:

Wah... really, man.... LOL!
Keke.... if I semi retire like you like that, then maybe I can.... hahaha....
 

Wah... really, man.... LOL!
Keke.... if I semi retire like you like that, then maybe I can.... hahaha....

No No not semi retire .. can't give other people this kind of idea .. the fact is .. I am jobless :sweat:
 

limwhow, thanks for the travel log. It is so meaningful and informative. :thumbsup:
Please continue with the rest of trip. Btw, you have plenty of record shots, right ? ;)
 

Love your pictures of the children Mr. Pow. Especially the one of the kids on the swing!!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 

No No not semi retire .. can't give other people this kind of idea .. the fact is .. I am jobless :sweat:

Jobless with 2 x D3s as mistresses?!
Keke.... then I must be quite siong here...

limwhow, thanks for the travel log. It is so meaningful and informative. :thumbsup:
Please continue with the rest of trip. Btw, you have plenty of record shots, right ? ;)

AlexK, yeah... lots of record shots I have. That's my job mah, right? ;)
I will try my best. But I am still waiting for your picutres leh, big brother!
 

Great photos, stevepow and LowLights. Keep them coming.
Meanwhile, allow me to continue the small little travelogue.
If there is anything that I have missed out, please anyone remind me. Can?

Actually, on the first day at LPB, we all walked a little farther, strayed a little further than we expected.
We walked all the way to Wat Sene, which is what Adrian will refer to as 'The second Wat' (Wat a way to refer...).
Here is a picture of Wat Sene.
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Adrian said: "Everyone be back at 5:30pm at the New Daraphet cos we are all going to take a trip to the Mekong for the sunset shoot."
Wah lau... so far away. Everyone start walking back like siao! Haha...
And we walked and walked until we come to Wat May again (The first Wat)
Here is a sunset silhouette of Wat May.
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All of us will remember this small little shop after we turn left from our Guesthouse.
This shop that sells small little Buddha images...
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As we walked... we can see the night market being set up along Sisavangvong Road.
Wah, they sell all the favourite Laos road side stall food... including these French baguette...
... with a little bit of addition of local flavours - houseflies a plenty.
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Luckily Adrian fore-warned us. Otherwise I would have dug my teeth into these delicious-looking little drumsticks by the road side.
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Haiyah... james... who else has been the main "sauce" of poison for everyone during this trip? Who else? LowLights lah... even non-digital SLR user he also wants to poison... keke...
james, waiting for your photos here at this thread leh... Lai lah lai lah... put in put in...
For the part that LowLights trying to ask non-digital SLR user to move to N camp, I can vouch for that. This fellow is poisonous! Speak of the devil....:devil:

K, will post later. I must figure out how to post first since last time I posted. And (my excuse) don't want to spoil your travelogue. Great jobs for the travelogue and info (previous links for stevepow, if not, won't notice)
ps: hope my last year's trip companion didn't see this (I still owing lots of photos last trip,another one). :D

Limwhow, And why would you not have the chance?

For me, I am worry about the long journey there and most scary, the propeller plane!:eek: twice somemore! :sweat:
 

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For the part that LowLights trying to ask non-digital SLR user to move to N camp, I can vouch for that. This fellow is poisonous! Speak of the devil....:devil:

K, will post later. I must figure out how to post first since last time I posted. And (my excuse) don't want to spoil your travelogue.
ps: hope my last year's trip companion didn't see this (I still owing lots of photos last trip,another one). :D

James... come! Ga ga post! Lai lai lai!
Every person's photo is a contribution to our whole team's travelogue.
No spoil or what... hahaha...
Everyone is putting in liao lor.... kekeke...
 

Must go .. then can get shot like this



"The Fish" @ Ha Long Bay

I more missing Sapa's girls potraits! :D This one really is a great motivation for my next destination! :thumbsup:
 

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