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Border Laos - Vietnam (Na Maew - Nam Xoi)
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Woman at the market in Vieng Xai
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Freshly planted rice fields near Vieng Xai
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Asia like in a picture book: Vieng Xai
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Vieng Xai caves
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Meeting place of the Politbüro
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Tunnels connecting the caves
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Guided tour through the caves of Vieng Xai
About 20.000 people lived in the caves during the Secret War.
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Woman planting rice near Vieng Xai
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Landscape of Vieng Xai
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Bathing children in Vieng Xai
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View in the morning from my room in Sam Neua
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Rice planters on the way to Sam Neua
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Break because of flat tire
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On the way to Sam Neua
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Overloaded? coach
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Crowded bus to Sam Neua (no VIP bus and Minivan anymore)
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Dinner with friends from Japan
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Phonsavan city center
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Visiting UXO (UneXploded Ordnance = unexploded bombs) Survivor Center
About 30% of the bombs failed to detonate and are still a massive problem. The latest victims from Phonsavan area, mainly kids 10, 12, 13, 15 years old :-(
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Visiting MAG info center in Phonsavan
Sad facts: 2 million tons of bombs were dropped in the Secret War, more than 800 kg per citizen (MAG info center: http://www.maginternational.org/)
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Car of "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit" (GIZ)
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At the market in Phonsavan
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Rice fields near Phonsavan
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Bomb craters
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Bomb crater
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Plain of Jars
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In front of the jars
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Relics from Secret War
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Woman with her baby on the way to work