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link to post on the Plain of Jars UNESCO World Heritage Site in Laos © Cindy Carlsson at ExplorationVacation.net

Plain of Jars World Heritage Site

Posted onMarch 14, 2023March 20, 2026Leave a comment

I made a too-short visit to the Plain of Jars during my 2015 trip to Vietnam and Laos. It is one of the stranger places I have seen and I wanted to spend more time Read More …

CategoriesAsia, LaosTagsUNESCO World Heritage

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The beautiful waterfalls of Kuang Si, Laos

Posted onJanuary 4, 2016March 21, 20261 Comment

Just outside the city of Luang Prabang, Laos, beautiful Kuang Si Waterfall meanders down the mountainside in a series of falls and travertine pools. While the dramatic main waterfall is gorgeous, the stepped falls below Read More …

CategoriesAsia, Laos

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Share the road Laos edition – cattle on the bridge

Posted onDecember 8, 2015December 19, 20232 Comments

Sometimes it’s hard to share the road – like when the cattle beat you to the bridge in Laos.

CategoriesAsia, Laos

dried fish at Nam Ngum market Laos

Smoked fish market, Laos

Posted onDecember 2, 2015March 21, 2026Leave a comment

The Nam Ngum dam is a big deal in Laos, as it produces most of the electricity used in the country and the flooded landscape has become a vast fishery. While our guide wasn’t inclined Read More …

CategoriesAsia, Laos

On the Mekong in the Golden Triangle

Posted onNovember 10, 2006April 30, 2024Leave a comment

A boat trip on the mighty Mekong takes you to the Golden Triangle, the place where the borders of Thailand, Burma and Laos meet. The afternoon is well along by now and I suspect we Read More …

CategoriesAsia, Laos, Thailand

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