1st Laos Trips 1995

[DavidFL]

November 95 Bokeo 1st night in town before heading off to China.
Scotty, Kenchan Bokeo Travel, Walter Fenske, Lloyd Two-Moons + Aussie mate John Kow-Sali Connell working in Laos with an NGO.

HX City November 95.

Houei Xai - Luang Nam Tha. November 95.

Boten November 95.

Mengla China November 95.

The night's hotel, Mengla November 95.

Mengla China. November 95.

 

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Luang Namtha - Muang Sing.
November 95.

 

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Akha Lak Kham Mai - Luang Nam Tha - Muang Sing.
November 95.
I first visited Ban Lak Kham Mai in February and took a few photographs of the villagers.
When we returned in November, I brought prints from that earlier visit. The villagers were overjoyed to receive them. Watching their reactions, I couldn't help but wonder if some of them had never before held a photograph of themselves in their own hands.

 

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Houei Xai - Luang Nam Tha. February 1995.

Luang Nam Tha - Muang Sing. Feb 95.

BTW
Rescanning and restoring old photos, with a bit of AI lending a hand.
Some of the earlier posts have now been replaced with better versions as I slowly work my way through the archive. At this rate I should finish sometime around 2037...
Apologies if it feels like déjà vu, but it's all about preserving a little GT Rider history before it fades away.

Re AI, here are two versions of the same pic. Which one do you prefer?

The original scan

AI 1.

AI 2, slightly detuned to be more natural?

Some Akha pics from Lak Kham Mai, on the Luang Nam Tha - Muang Sing road.