On a 3,736km adventure through Laos

[Pauche]

Wow ! Very nice pictures and thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:

Number 16 is great. Congrats

nice series!

your pic have a distinctive "film" feelin. u shootin film or digital?

Your thread title is already eye catching..not to mentioned those photos :thumbsup::thumbsup: Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the comments..... all pics shot in digital....




...............more pics to follow!

 

[Pauche]

#45 - Pha Tat Luang - A symbol of the Buddhist religion and Lao sovereignty

#46 - High-walled cloister with tiny windows as a defence against invaders in the 19th century

#47 - Looks like a gilded missle cluster from a distance

 

[Pauche]

#48 - Sunrise in Vientiane

#49 - That Dam - Stupa sitting at the centre of a quiet roundabout

#50 - Painting for sale along the Mekong riverfront in Vientiane

 

[Pauche]

#51 - Limestone Caves along the Hin Boun Valley

#52 - Entrance of the Kong Lor Cave

#53 - Limestone structure within a 7km deep Kong Lor Cave

 

[Pauche]

#54 - French-era shophouses in Thakek

#55 - Sunset in Thakek

#56 - Sunset on the Mekong river bordering Thakek (Laos) and Nakon Phanom (Thailand)

 

[repzale]

great set of pics...

 

[Pauche]

#57 - Wat Phu Champasak is an ancient Khmer temple that has been worshipped since the mid 5th century

#58 - UNESCO declaring the complex a World Heritage Site in 2001

#59 - Modern and traditional monks

#60 - Uo Moung is a Tomo temple ruin built in the late 9th century, believed to be related to the Wat Phu

#61 - Khon Phapheng Falls is the largest and most awesome falls on the entire Mekong River

 

[Pauche]

Here are few more miscellaneous pics to share:

#62 - Spider taken at Tat Si Kwang

#63 - Typical street scene in Thakek and other parts of Laos

#64 - Portable 'mama-shop' captured at the Bolevan Plateau in Pak Song

 

[Pauche]

#65 - The best porridge I've eaten - at the morning market of Luang Prabang

#66 - Danish pastry at Bakery Restaurant, Luang Prabang

#67 - Seafood pizza at Bakery Restaurant, Luang Prabang

#68 - Cream of broccoli at La Cave des Chateaux, Vientiane

#69 - A refreshing cup of home grown Lao coffee from the Bolevan Plateau at Pak Song

 

[JediKnight]

Rare glimpse of Laos. Thanks for sharing with us all your beautiful pictures.

 

[Pauche]

#70 - Old lady with baby in Luang Nam Tha province

#71 - Cute little girl at Pak Ou Cave... she demanded for 'photo money' after this shot

#72 - Rice seller at the morning market in Luang Prabang

#73 - Hard day at work, Luang Prabang

 

[Pauche]

#74 - Hmong New Year festival in Vieng Xai

#75 - Playing ball game to build up the cohesiveness among themselves

#76 - Cute little girls in traditional Hmong dressing

 

[Pauche]

#77 - Baby in the back, at Sam Neua market

#78 - Kids with a home-made skateboard when Playstation doesn't exists

#79 - Kids with cool poses, in Sam Neua

#80 - These kids laughed at me trying to get my motorbike down a steep slope of soft silky sand

#81 - Most memorable moment - My homestay with these villagers near Toumlan when my journey was delayed due to a flat rear tyre.

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[jasonlcs]

Wow, great series. :thumbsup:

Any chance of photos of the vehicle that make all these possible?
Just like "Long Way Down" ...

 

[Pauche]

great set of pics...

Rare glimpse of Laos. Thanks for sharing with us all your beautiful pictures.

Wow, great series. :thumbsup:

Any chance of photos of the vehicle that make all these possible?
Just like "Long Way Down" ...

Thanks for all the comments!

Here is the pic of the bike that took me through thick and thin... the Honda XR250 Baja

 

[navlem]

nice series!

your pic have a distinctive "film" feelin. u shootin film or digital?

He is using 40D

 

[jasminesg]

ahhhhhhhhh

so nice lar!!!!

so perfect the scenary, alright maybe to me....

 

[No Horse Run]

hi Pauche

just want to say - I enjoyed viewing your trip images. :thumbsup:

btw I have a colleague who was in Laos just about the same time as your trip & she rides the same type of bike too. Not sure whether you are all in the same group.

cheers

 

[ihosc]

Hello Pauche,

Let me know in future if you have another travelling plan and don't mind someone tag along. I'd rode a few times from SIN to Thailand on group ride and I like taking photos. Hope to learn from you.

 

[kanki]

This series is really a very nice one. with really good perspectives and processing.

Hope to learn from you! Which one is your favourite lens?