Landlocked Land of Water, Vangvieng, Laos
For a country without direct access to the sea, Laos is incredibly wet, with an economy and every day lifestyles that seem still to revolve around water. The mighty Mekong River and its tributaries carry vaste quantities of agua from the Himalayas though winding mountain valleys and canyons, making greens in Lao seem greener than anywhere else. Life seems to revolve around the river, whichever is nearby. Here a local wades across the Nam Sang River that goes through Vangvieng. From my hut on the river, one of my favorite pastimes was to sit with a Beer Lao watching 95% of local traffic cross the river in this fashion, wading or driving an incredibly odd assortment of vehicles across the riverbed rather than using the new bridge at the same spot. Simple pleasures and values can be rediscovered and studiously practiced here, and refined well beyond the capacity of any modern world prozac allternatives.
For a country without direct access to the sea, Laos is incredibly wet, with an economy and every day lifestyles that seem still to revolve around water. The mighty Mekong River and its tributaries carry vaste quantities of agua from the Himalayas though winding mountain valleys and canyons, making greens in Lao seem greener than anywhere else. Life seems to revolve around the river, whichever is nearby. Here a local wades across the Nam Sang River that goes through Vangvieng. From my hut on the river, one of my favorite pastimes was to sit with a Beer Lao watching 95% of local traffic cross the river in this fashion, wading or driving an incredibly odd assortment of vehicles across the riverbed rather than using the new bridge at the same spot. Simple pleasures and values can be rediscovered and studiously practiced here, and refined well beyond the capacity of any modern world prozac allternatives.
Landlocked Land of Water, Vangvieng, Laos
For a country without direct access to the sea, Laos is incredibly wet, with an economy and every day lifestyles that seem still to revolve around water. The mighty Mekong River and its tributaries carry vaste quantities of agua from the Himalayas though winding mountain valleys and canyons, making greens in Lao seem greener than anywhere else. Life seems to revolve around the river, whichever is nearby. Here a local wades across the Nam Sang River that goes through Vangvieng. From my hut on the river, one of my favorite pastimes was to sit with a Beer Lao watching 95% of local traffic cross the river in this fashion, wading or driving an incredibly odd assortment of vehicles across the riverbed rather than using the new bridge at the same spot. Simple pleasures and values can be rediscovered and studiously practiced here, and refined well beyond the capacity of any modern world prozac allternatives.
For a country without direct access to the sea, Laos is incredibly wet, with an economy and every day lifestyles that seem still to revolve around water. The mighty Mekong River and its tributaries carry vaste quantities of agua from the Himalayas though winding mountain valleys and canyons, making greens in Lao seem greener than anywhere else. Life seems to revolve around the river, whichever is nearby. Here a local wades across the Nam Sang River that goes through Vangvieng. From my hut on the river, one of my favorite pastimes was to sit with a Beer Lao watching 95% of local traffic cross the river in this fashion, wading or driving an incredibly odd assortment of vehicles across the riverbed rather than using the new bridge at the same spot. Simple pleasures and values can be rediscovered and studiously practiced here, and refined well beyond the capacity of any modern world prozac allternatives.
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