Laos

Hundreds of tables populate the sidewalks for the purpose of selling lotto tickets. And most of them are managed by kids like this one.

colorful restaurants like this line the main street of Laos's crown jewel, Luang Prabang - one of the best preserved towns in Asia.

looks like this guy got stuck with baby sitting while doing his day job!

I like to think that whoever constructed this fence was using whatever material was available for free to create a work of art!

sad to realize that all I could think of when looking at these beautiful, ancient, and sacred buddhas was that Motown song but it's what came to a simple mind.

my favorite temple - filled with hundreds of beautiful gold buddhas displayed like a chorus in rapture.

most temples have some sort of version of this demon warrior to keep evil spirits away. I'd love to have one in my front yard - think it would be…

working like a...well....dog. I shared a laugh with a monk who also appreciated the humor associated with these pooches on patrol!

familiar with the feeling of putting on clothes that have been freshly laundered and starched? It's the kind of spiritual experience that makes no one, apparently, immune from wash day.

The several temples on main street each have a distinctive history - this was taken at Vat Mai Suwannaphunaham which was built in 1795. The Royal Palace follows next (spectacular…