Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600
It hurts to be considered cargo. At least the duck accepted it much better than the pig I saw stuffed under a bus a week prior to this.

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x@800

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x@800

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x@800
Recycled spinning wheel. Houaphan province and Sam Tai district in particular are famed in Laos for high-quality, intricate weavings.

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x@800
Measuring the amount of thread needed for a sinh (sarong). Houaphan province and Sam Tai district in particular are famed in Laos for high-quality, intricate weavings.

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x@800
Girls start learning to weave (after school hours, of course) at about 10 years old. Houaphan province and Sam Tai district in particular are famed in Laos for high-quality, intricate weavings.

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x@800
Smoothing out washed silk. I was told that it's "ok" for men to dye silk and run a weaving business, but that men do not weave. Houaphan province and Sam Tai district in particular are famed in Laos for high-quality, intricate weavings.

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x
Not a bad situation, despite the chill.

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Plus-x
This was a meeting room for the Pathet Lao leaders.

Limestone caves where the Pathet Lao was based during the war, where local people also hid from bombs. The extensive network of caves included offices, a hospital, a school, and a theatre. The tour--very well done with information-rich audio guide as well as live guide--was pretty long so I never reached the theatre cave.

The caves opened in 2006, and my guide (in corner) has been with the project since the beginning--researching, cataloging and developing the audio.

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