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amazing
 


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road trip to Laos border2

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well we had plann to drive down to our winter home in sunny Hainan but typhoon cancelled all ferries...so drove down to the southern part on the Laos border.

not too far..only 1500kms so gave the LTZ a good bed in




as we travelled mid holiday the roads were quiet.


this is bridge over Mekong river.

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yummy fresh pineapple.



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on bridge
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if you used to watch "Monkey" on tv this is a theme park based on that story.

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this town is very Thai styled as the people originated from there..one of our staff is from there.

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chicken in a basket....on a bus
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not according to wikipedia

ok off for a meal now will post more as the adventure continues It is better to have and not need it then need and not have it.  
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amazing
 


Member Since: 05 Mar 2011
Location: chengdu
Posts: 1542

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back home

Visited the ltz factory in Yunnan obviously an early stage in the production line
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drove along the most beautiful highway in China, keepin an eye out for elephants


climbed a fence for safety reasons
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ate some bees....in various stages



before cooking..not a happy chap
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now I like bees as much as anyone. but...hornets here have killed over 40 people this year in this place..they are beefy

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bamboo worms not as nice as bees but the whole lot was eaten much to the shock of the butler


this is the start of the tea trail from Pu Er to the west

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water festival time in Yunnan

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like the Chedder gorge but 37km long

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a big snail

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total 3500kms
avg speed 70 km/h shown mpg 9.1 l/100km

Ltz's have quietened down a bit and road noise is no real problem also wind noise takes over at speed.

great on muddy roads and wet. very happy with them.

usual road issues ..driving on expressway round a bend when an artic came the other way ..in the left lane..dont know about elk test but passed the lorry test.

lorry crashed off a bridge after roadway gave way and ate his wheel...did not survive.

lorry ran off road into drainage ditch after dragging along a wall for a while , guess driver fell asleep.



in the southern part many non express roads only barely surfaced and quite a lot of landslide damage still getting repaired..(car sprayed by tar machine..with tar..thanks dudes)

looking forward to next trip It is better to have and not need it then need and not have it. 

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Fantastic. Its a fascinating place.  
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Great pics and narrative Thumbs Up

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