Pakse, Laos, is a small city in the south, on the Mekong close to a coffee growing area. It is a place you should visit if you visit Laos. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakse)
This 10,000 Kip note shows the bridge and hills in the photo above this one.Visit the Buddha on the hill giving you the view.Near sunset.Kannon is found in many places.as Igor said, “walk this way”Lotus is ediblesubtle tasteyou need energy for this onethe countryside from a viewpointdinner timefancy coffee shop this was actually taken in Buda park in Vientiane areagoat meat restaurant. We ate noodlesso delicious I forgot to take the photo before eating. Great Korean foodruins of a massive, unfinished templecrocodile is a rockelephant in a rock this is the ruler who created this expensive temple siteprotecting the temple from insectstypical Khmer style temple windowa view from the top of the temple complexKorean food in pakse was deliciousa friend’s former teachera simple farm lunch; chicken with veggies and spicy saucecome to see who is visiting the farmso many people, in their spare time, weave material or create baskets for storage and cooking.the raw materialsome of the finished product selling for less than US 10 cents to a wholesaler.farm working shed complete with dogs, chickens, pigs and ducksa rural farm community store
the road to this farm was all dirt but a lot of it was just a mass of holes filled with water, extremely difficult for a small motorcycle to travel through. It was quite a challenge getting here without falling off into the mud
a typical countryside home The land is very dry. Without the adequate infrastructure for irrigated farming it’s very uncommon to have two harvest seasons in this country which greatly hinders the economy. One reason Thailand is more successful agriculturally is the ability to harvest twice a yearHome, Home on the rangethe only way to travel. Play motorcycle side car
Wow! Beautiful, I;m so glad you are finally traveling again. Be safe! Love, Trudy