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Laos Travel Reads

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• Hidden war, underrated food, Chinese influence: I explored Laos and found it at the crossroads [CNA Lifestyle]
“On the banks of the Mekong, from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, this writer explores Laos through family travel, local food and the country’s hidden wartime history.”

• WOW: My visit to Laos’ creepy, lawless “Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone” [One Mile At A Time]

• The confluence from above. [Sanya Souvanna Phouma]
“I look at the confluence for all those who loved Laos and are no longer here.”

• A visit to Laos during the Cold War [qbarandrew]
“A 25-year-old in a minister’s chamber and a surreal temple of gods and demons on the Mekong’s edge.”

• From ancient temples to bomb craters: explore Laos’s layered history — in photos [Nature]
“All-action archaeologist Daniel Davenport unpacks the country’s complex past from inside its vast national parks.”

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