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Laos is an unlikely desitination for most American travelers. But the intrepid Fat Belly Traveler is always interested in someplace new and especially if it is off the beaten path!

While on a longer trip in South East Asia we had planned sometime in the old royal capitol, Laung Prabang. This picturesque city situated where two rivers come together is not to be missed. We will feature the monks at dawn there in another segment.

We traveled by minivan and passed through a village, stopping at the local school and getting an idea of the rural poverty of the Laotian uplands. Hard scrabble agriculture, bamboo crafts and some woodwork are the only income earners.

The pastorial simplicity of life and the natural beauty of a waterfall over limestone cliff bring a breath of the sublime to our outing.

Labels: asia, laos, travel, waterfall