Lao Rupas

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Lao Rupas

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Taking a cue from the Venerable Appicchato here a few from a recent trip to Laos.

enjoy

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And a few more
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And another with a couple of temples from Luang Prabang throw in the mix.
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Looking good adosa!... :thumbsup:
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appicchato wrote:Looking good adosa!... :thumbsup:

Thank you sir. Hope you are doing well. :anjali:

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nice, i'd love to go to laos, my partner has been a couple times and likes it a lot, but we have no plans to go as of now, though next year we're planing on thailand(so i can meet her parents), cambodia (angkhor)and burma(pagan)...
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Very cool, thanks.

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Hi Adosa,

very beautiful, thanks for sharing. :thanks:
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Beautiful!

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Thank you all. Hope these photos provided some inspiration. The people of Laos were very kind and warm to me. I can't say enough about their hospitality. The same could be said about the rural areas along the Mekong in Thailand. Laos is a very chill country that I would recommend visiting if one gets the chance. Considering all that the people of Laos have been through, I have the highest respect that they still welcome foreign visitors with an incredible degree of good will.

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Thank you Ron for sharing these amazing images!
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And if you sit in a taxi in Bangkok on your way to Laos, you may see these Rupas:

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