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Laotian vegetable seller, Luang Prabang
Photo: David Longstrearth/AP

The laid back heart of northern Laos, where the three big things to do in the area (Phousy Hill, the waterfall, and the Mekong) seem to last a week, when really they should be seen in a day. The place draws you in that way...

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