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Buffalo Slim Jims And Waterfall Swims In Laos

Even though the recession has hampered exotic travel, there are still those intrepid explorers going all out. All this week, our Cambodian embed Claire will share experiences from her trip to Laos.

When we arrived in Luang Prabang, we wondered if the plane had changed course somewhere and instead landed in a small town on the coast of Maine. Only the occasional Lao and the mountains in the distance told me otherwise.

Though considered the cultural capital of Laos, Luang Prabang is also called “falang city” by Lao people because of the ubiquity of tourists there. "Falang" means French, which thanks to colonialism is the ascribed nationality of all foreigners in this part of the world. And perhaps only through sheer Communist might does it still manage to retain its quiet charm, with an 11pm curfew staving off any debauchery.

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