A typical Lao bus, brimming with passengers and their baggage, hurtles down the road just in front of us. I shot this picture through the front window of our own small bus. Many of these passengers are visiting backpackers en route to Pakse, the largest town in Southern Laos. There is a double incongruity here – the bus seems to be dangerously overloaded, with little thought given to the passengers safety. Such a small vehicle, loaded with so many passenger, baskets and baggage, presents a scale incongruity. Yet the people on it seem to be quite comfortable with their precarious situation. For some it is probably a great adventure. There is always incongruity in a situation that appears dangerous or difficult, yet is somehow being enjoyed at the same time.