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Nope, it's not raining.  Throughout Southeast Asia, we saw people using umbrellas to protect their skin from the sun.  Monks, too!
We both rate our water purifier as the best thing we brought on the trip... Drinking from the muddy Mekong was no problem!
Bugs-on-a-stick:  Beatles makes a tasty snack for bus passengers.  (No, we didn't sample that particular treat.)
Don't want to eat bugs?  How about crap??  Check out the last three items on this menu from a Mekong island cafe.  (Um... we think they meant crepe.)
This photo sums up the bizarre collision between East and West that's particularly striking in Laos.

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