You keep handing your handwritten ticket to people who can only point and utter one word responses. Are we taking a tuk-tuk? Yes. Are we taking a minivan? Yes. Are we going to Luang Prabang or Pakse? Yes. Your six o'clock bus leaves at 8:30.
Read MoreWhat do you do when you need a good camping knife and can't find one at the market? Take a class with a master blacksmith in a Hmong village with an awesome translator, of course.
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