Okay, photo 1: Chris at our hotel's cafe - where we spent many an afternoon (ok, two) reinforcing our appreciation of Tiger Beer.

Photo 2: we did actually leave the hotel...this is the beginning of our fabulous Hilltribes trek

Photo 3: No! don't stop or you'll be swamped by crazy old women and the cutest little kids trying to sell you everything! "you buy from me! you buy from me!"

Photo 4: on the walk we each got a little local friend (mine was Khu, an 8 year old Hmong girl) and this is Penny finally buying just a few things from them at the end of the walk.