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lazarus Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Travel archives 2008 - Mekong River (Chiang Khong TH - Houei Xai, Laos) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBC Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I was in Chiang Khong for a night just a week ago.... A lovely little town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 18 hours ago, Rompho Ray said: I'm awaiting delivery of a camera I bought last night, promised for Saturday, so my contributions here will soon increase, and I'll be TR-ready when we go to LOS in August! https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Vario-Elmar-F3-3-6-4-Stabilization-DC-ZS200DS/dp/B0BK2Q7CMN?th=1 Nothing too fancy, but pretty good reviews, and ~half the price of the Sony competitor all the reviews seem to compare it to. Looks like a great camera. Used to have an Olympus with 10X optical zoom. Word of warning from my experience. If you ever should drop it in a dusty or sandy environment, do not turn it off until you have a chance to thoroughly clean the exterior of the telephoto lens mechanism. I made that mistake and really fcked up the lens retracting mechanism due to fine particles of dust on the exterior. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompho Ray Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 2 hours ago, forcebwithu said: Looks like a great camera. Used to have an Olympus with 10X optical zoom. Thanks. It gets pretty good reviews and the price is reasonable considering that many reviews I've read compare it favorably to a camera that costs almost twice as much. I also had a Panasonic Lumix previously (a long time ago), so I'm confident this camera will perform well. 3 hours ago, forcebwithu said: If you ever should drop it in a dusty or sandy environment, do not turn it off until you have a chance to thoroughly clean the exterior of the telephoto lens mechanism. Good advice, taken on board! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lazarus Posted May 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2023 Mekong River (Houei Xai to Pak Beng, Laos). Travel archives 2008 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post halfaboy Posted May 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2023 Sittwe - Myanmar (July 2010): 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, halfaboy said: Sittwe - Myanmar (July 2010): I spent a year working around Myanmar. A period of time that included Aung Su Kyi still being under house arrest and her release. For my work in Rakhine I'd drive from Pyay across the Rakhine mountains to Ngapali and base myself there. One return trip led to the most frightening experiences I've had as a civilian. We left Ngapali in torrential rain across the plains seeing the bridge behind us collapse and the road in front submerged under flood waters... We had no choice but to push on to the foothills of the mountain range and park up.. Just this week they have been hit by a cyclone. Boy do I feel sorry for them... At least I discovered ABC draught Stout whilst working there though !!! 3 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post halfaboy Posted May 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2023 Some more pictures taken in Sittwe (Myanmar). 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post boydeste Posted May 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2023 My home for the week. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 4 hours ago, boydeste said: My home for the week. Enjoy enjoy, lets have some pics of your achievements mate. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 4 hours ago, boydeste said: My home for the week. 7 minutes ago, Pumpuynarak said: Enjoy enjoy, lets have some pics of your achievements mate. By the size of the marquee he has erected, he'll be holding Dinner Parties in there ! Boydeste = Hyacinth Bucket (If it was me, I'd be trying to get Rose a little tipsy!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompho Ray Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 10 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said: Enjoy enjoy, lets have some pics of your achievements mate. I will if I can trick one up, some huge fish in here, but they don't often get caught. Also they may start spawning which will signal an early departure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post boydeste Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 Getting a few visitors, a hedgehog came down for a drink. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KhunDon Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, Rompho Ray said: Something about seeing those huge cruise ships on the horizon. This one was anchored off the south coast along with 3 more, back when Covid was rife and all cruises were cancelled. Can’t remember the name, but may be Britannia. Edited May 22, 2023 by KhunDon 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post boydeste Posted May 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2023 Hedgehog seems to like me. Found him curled up asleep this morning next to my bivvy. 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Seeing these pics of large boats made me remember a photo I have as a child. It is a picture from 1962 off of Isle Of Wight. My brother in the back ground and the wonderful Queen Mary between myself and cousin Julia. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Continuing on down the Mekong River...Laos 2008 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 It's dragon fly hatch day! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Another dragonfly emerged from it's watery nymph state to hatch on my mates bivvy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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