The Laotian Way of Life

"The next few hours were the most spectacular ones I ever had spent on the ground in any AO." "We found an area overrun with thousands of wild orchids in full spectacular bloom. We decided to take a break in the field and soon everyone with the exception of Sow was acting like a delighted child, picking the flowers," he says. He adds: "I could see him looking at you thinking, my what are you doing with that damn flower in your hair? Their phrase was buku dinky down".