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Calmer kamma Going with the flow, John Graham-Hart stays loose in Laos, where easy fun is the order of the day
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In colonial times, the French had a saying about Indo-China: "The
Vietnamese plant the rice, the Cambodians watch the rice grow - and
the Lao listen to it grow.''
The implication, of course, is that the Lao are bone-idle. In this
corner of Asia, however, there are few simple truths. As Theravada
Buddhists, the Lao believe that passionate emotion is destructive and
that there is, in any case, no point getting too excited about
anything because one's lot in life is ruled by kamma - force...
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Two Cities Of Gold, A World Apart
The New York Jewish Week
; I've read that there are 2,000 elephants in Laos today. I didn't see any of them in a recent trip there, but I did make use of every other form of transportation: propeller plane, minibus, bicycle, pickup truck and tuk-tuk, a threewheeler with a two-stroke engine named for the kind of noise it
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Ancient City, New Vistas Former Capital of Laos Begins to Draw Tourists
International Herald Tribune
; Thomas Crampton International Herald Tribune 03-08-1999 Nestled among hazy hills at a slow bend in the Mekong River, the former royal capital of Laos, Luang Prabang, has long been a remote preserve of old Indochina. Potholes and highway bandits discouraged road travel to the city, while access by
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UNESCO's lifeline for Laos. (World Heritage Site Luang Prabang, Laos)
History Today
; A welcome blow for conservation has just been struck in South East Asia as Luang Prabang, Laos' former royal capital, becomes the latest addition to UNESCO's list of protected World Heritage Sites. This means, amongst other things, that a total of thirty-four Wats (monasteries), and 111 civil
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Calmer kamma Going with the flow, John Graham-Hart stays loose in Laos, where easy fun is the order of the day
The Sunday Telegraph London
; In colonial times, the French had a saying about Indo-China: "The Vietnamese plant the rice, the Cambodians watch the rice grow - and the Lao listen to it grow The implication, of course, is that the Lao are bone-idle. In this corner of Asia, however, there are few simple truths. As Theravada
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Profits from Laos The ancient city of Luang Prabang, in Laos, is one of the most magical in the world. Since its designation as a Unesco World Heritage site it has been spruced up but fear not, it is a brilliant example of how to do the job properly
Evening Standard - London
; UNTIL recently, Luang Prabang was a sleepy backwater, only accessible by an 11-hour journey on an appalling road from Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Staying there meant rockhard beds, sporadic electricity and occasional hot water. The place was frequented by a few hardy travellers and the rest of
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 "Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)")
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Bread and Buddhism in Laos' pleasing little town.
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
; Byline: Anne Chalfant LUANG PRABANG, Laos _ Upon arrival in Luang Prabang we scurried as fast as our overcurried tummies would allow to L'Elephant, a French restaurant. Bread? Cheese? After two weeks in Thailand, where rice rules the plate, we were starved for both, and L'Elephant obliged with
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Modern times creep up on lazy Laos river town
China Daily
; LUANG PRABANG: Like everything else in the Laos river town of Luang Prabang, the Mekong appears at ease as it meanders by. Buddhist monks in orange robes and flip-flops walk through the streets collecting alms. Girls on scooters, just out of school, cruise past flowering frangipanis and riverbank
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Profits from Laos; The ancient city of Luang Prabang, in Laos, is one of the most magical in the world. Since its designation as a Unesco World Heritage site it has been spruced up - but fear not, it is a brilliant example of how to do the job properly.
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: NATACHA DU PONT DE BIE UNTIL recently, Luang Prabang was a sleepy backwater, only accessible by an 11-hour journey on an appalling road from Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Staying there meant rockhard beds, sporadic electricity and occasional hot water. The place was frequented by a few
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Travel: Tourist boost to royal city; Laos, one of Asia's poorest nations, is making an all-out bid to boost tourism and its economy. James Mclean reports.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England)
; The high street bakery is doing a roaring trade in pizzas; backpackers have trouble finding a room after 4pm and the evening soccer match on the banks of the mighty Mekong has become an international affair. This is the ancient town of Luang Prabang, the former royal capital of Laos, and a star
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Laos: now open for tourist business.
Focus
; ... on an electrical pole across the street. What follows is the morning news broadcast carrying on until 6:30 for all the neighborhood to hear. Apparently this is a remnant of news dissemination by the communist regime of earlier years when radios and ...
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