Wat Luang - much less touristy place to watch the alms ceremony. Instead of staying together on one route (like in Luang Prabang), the monks leave the temple and break off into lots of directions, and continue to split into smaller groups at each intersec

Pakse - the Bolevan Plateau and some pretty fabulous waterfalls

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November 30th 2018
Pakse is the second largest city in Laos - for visitors it is most known for being close to the Bolaven Plateau (full of waterfalls, traditional villages and coffee plantations), Wat Phu (a temple that pre-dates Angkor Watt), and the 4000 islands (laid back...at the time traditional...islands in the Mekong along the border with Cambodia). I first visited Pakse 8 years ago, and was surprised how mu ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more