Laos

right next to these rice steamers were a variety of fresh vegetables and meats you could select from for a made to order stir fry - the best I've ever…

In addition to miniature mountains of fresh produce, just caught fish, and rice, you can buy more exotic items like ox blood in gelatinous cubes, snakes, bats, grilled insects, or…

Produce comes from the surrounding jungles, local farms and the rivers. Relaxed and friendly vendors made this one of my favorite markets in the world.

kicked off my day with the ritual of my morning market crawl...I drank so much of this stuff, I probably financed these women's children's education - hope so anyway!

I thought I was doing a great job of uncover spy work watching a guy flirt with this girl while she was trying to set up shop but as soon…

located on two long and narrow alleys off  the backstreets of the center of town, most of the market stalls are nothing more than a local woman putting a blanket…

the daily morning market in Luang Prabang starts at sunrise and operates until the early afternoon. It's a Laotian "supermarket" where locals come to buy fresh fruit, vegetables and meat.…

After the monks have departed, you have the option of giving whatever food you have left to children who wait patiently on the sidelines for their share. The hotel receptionist…

all the back lanes and alleys have makeshift kitchens where cooks prepare local delicacies....contributes to a festival like atmosphere!

I don't know what these women were advertising but a professional photographer was taking pictures of them at various places in town. When I saw them near my hotel, I…