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Kwang Si falls

Slipping and sliding around the Kwang Si falls

Slipping and sliding around the Kwang Si falls

September 15, 2010June 20, 2017 Updated June 20, 2017

Pick up any guidebook for Luang Prabang in northern Laos and one of the big ticket items listed is sure to…

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I'm Dave Dean

In 2011 I quit my job, sold everything I owned, and set off to live, work, and wander round the world armed with a backpack, a good pair of boots, and no return ticket.
This is my story.

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A dirt path running through an extensive wheatfield on the St James' Way. Blue sky and clouds above

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Looking down a dirt trail in the You Yangs Regional Park, with trees either side and views out over surrounding countryside in the distance

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Dave with arms out at Lake Waikaremoana

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View descending from Roys Peak summit

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Lauren at Pinnacles summit

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Day walk on the South Downs

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View from above of trains waiting at platforms at Seoul Station, with a few people visible on the platforms

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View from above of trains waiting at platforms at Seoul Station, with a few people visible on the platforms" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

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View over steep, jagged granite peaks with forested slopes on both sides. Blue sky with some white clouds above.

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View over steep, jagged granite peaks with forested slopes on both sides. Blue sky with some white clouds above." srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

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View towards large, rocky, jagged peaks in Seoraksan National Park, South Korea. Dense tree canopy below the mountain range, blue sky with some clouds above

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View towards large, rocky, jagged peaks in Seoraksan National Park, South Korea. Dense tree canopy below the mountain range, blue sky with some clouds above" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

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Devils Pool, Zambia

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View at sunset over a mosque and minarets in Istanbul, Turkey

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Flight over a beach in Tonga

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View from the balloon, Lake Bled

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Mountain gorilla backs

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Beach in Liberia

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Buying a SIM Card or eSIM in Liberia

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