| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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Local transport.
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2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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Near and far.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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Forested mountains.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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Dramatic peak.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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A myriad of hills.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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The view ahead.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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Spectacular views in the late afternoon light.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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Late afternoon light.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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Close to sunset.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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The sun setting.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Luang Prabang to Phonsavan Road
|
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Dust from lorries in the light of the setting sun.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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Phonsavan is the largest city on the Xieng Khouang Plateau.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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The city is surrounded by mountains.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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Vietnamese run hotel in the city centre.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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Local transport.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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Craters Cafe is fronted by USA bomb shells.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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More ordinance inside.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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The town is spread out.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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Locals watching English Premier League football on television.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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Twilight after sunset.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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Misty morning views of the city.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
|
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Morning mist clears quickly on the plateau.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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The food market occupies an entire block in the city centre.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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The region is fertile and has a cooler climate that the lowlands.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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The region is famous for its mushrooms which get exported to Japan.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Avocados.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Dragon fruit.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Spinach.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Pak choi, used in Chinese and South East Asian cooking.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Tripe.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Squid.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Prawns.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Sprats.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Twins.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Sticky rice.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Bean shoots.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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An abundance of produce.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Mushrooms.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Vegetables.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Impressive size vegetable.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Sweets.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Cooked meat.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Lao sausages.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Dried chilis.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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The market is open every day.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Snacks.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Fruit.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Some kind of nut.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Chickens.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Garlic.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Pumpkins.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Traditional tailor shop.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Central Market
|
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Chinese coats.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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Entrance road to the Mulberry Farm.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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Mulberry tree saplings.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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Silkworms, a caterpillar of a moth, feeding on mulberry leaves.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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The caterpillar weaves itself a cacoon of silk.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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The cacoons are boiled in water to kill the puppa inside.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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The silk is extracted from the cacoon.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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The silk is spun into spindles.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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Spindles with silk thread.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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A decorative plant used to colour silk green.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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Annato seeds are used to dye the silk orange.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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Dying the silk.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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The silk is woven.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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Using differnt plants the silk can be dyed with a hundred colours.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Phonsavan
Site / Event : Mulberry Farm
|
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The finished product.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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The Plain of Jars.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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The Plain of Jars is a 3000 year old site consisting of jars carved from sandstone.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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The jars are scattered over 90 sites. This is Site 1.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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The jars were used for burials.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Only a few of the 90 sites have been cleared of unexploded bombs and can be visisted.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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The area was heavilly bombed by the USA between 1963 and 1975 and craters are still visible.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Many of the jars have been damaged by the bombing.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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The Plain of Jars is one of the most mysterious and unique sites in the world.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Site 1 contains over 340 stone jars.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Hundreds of smaller jars have been removed by visitors.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Site 1 is the most accessible and one of the largest of the sites and is 8km from Phonsavan.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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The jars are wider at the bottom.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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The Plain of Jars is a haunting and eiree place.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Jar with a stone lid.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Bomb crater with a tree growing.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Jars by a bomb crater.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Half buried jar.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Hmong women dressed up for their new year.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Jar by a bomb crater.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Jar on a small hill.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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View of the plain.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Buddha on a nearby hill.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Mountain scenery around the Plain of Jars.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Mountain scenery.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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View from a hill.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Mountain scenery across the plateau.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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View of the cratered plain.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Hilltop jars.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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The top of the hill.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Hmong children.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Two Hmong women.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Hmong family.
|
2024 |
| Laos |
Region : Xieng Khouang Plateau
City / Town : Plain of Jars
|
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Broken jar.
|
2024 |
were added from 1 March 2026.