I'll believe it when I see it....
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Building Airport in Attapeu - There goes the neighborhood in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Businesses that don't wish to be in Lonely Planet in the All About Lonely Planet Branch
Is there an "opt in" form?
2 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Businesses that don't wish to be in Lonely Planet in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Oh - you mean a real, factual and relevant post from a knowledgaeable source? Why that's... that's... brilliant! Who'd a-thought.
4 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Businesses that don't wish to be in Lonely Planet in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Oh, c'mon Norm. Be creative......
5 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Transport in Laos in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Easy as hoping on a bus. Road is modern, and entire route can be done in a day (or night).
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Awful Experience at Tham (cave) Pha Daeng, Vang Vieng in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Years ago I spent several weeks traveling ith an Aussie through some rough corners of western China. He was bald, had a huge beard, stood...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bargaining in laos? and how? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
But before I use it I jujst got to ask: What does "jakarou" mean (how does it change "paeng lai" - which translates "expensive very"),...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Awful Experience at Tham (cave) Pha Daeng, Vang Vieng in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
One doesn't so much have to be wary as much as being forward (and not naive) upon initial meetings - especially in a "tourist" zone....
9 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Two days in Huay Xai in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
The area around Huay Xai - and one can walk to several villages - is beautiful and very rarely visited by anyone. ONe might even be able...
9 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Awful Experience at Tham (cave) Pha Daeng, Vang Vieng in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
You did the right thing, I believe. Swallowing pride and letting go of $6, with lesson learned (as told by #1), is a cheap lesson learned....
10 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hotel in Luang Prabang in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I'l buy my ticket then.
10 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hotel in Luang Prabang in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Cable TV?
11 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Khong Lor... where to stay nearby...? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Ban Na Hin has some dumpy lilttle places that are friendly, if not a touch mildewy. There's a tourist office there that can facititate...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Best souvenir from Vientiane? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Most of the Hmong quilts are hand-stitched, but often the material onto which the pattern is appliqued is poly-cotton. It is easy to see...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Best souvenir from Vientiane? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Burn a thread from a scarf. If it balls up, gets sticky, and smells like petro-chemicals. Iit is. If it virtually disappears and smells a...
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