‘Las Vegas in Laos’: Kings Romans
February 28, 2026
A modern gambling mecca has sprung up in Laos, fully funded by money from China. The buildings are all modern and cater to wealthy Asians.
A modern gambling mecca has sprung up in Laos, fully funded by money from China. The buildings are all modern and cater to wealthy Asians.
A very attractive resort the even incorporated part of the former CIA headquarters into the compound.
The clear water of the Nam Au flows into the milky water of the Mekong (at bottom of photo), and within a short distance the
The sign was one of several placed outside the walls of a Buddhist Monastery. I wonder how one keeps dogs from peeing???
The core of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage site, because of its well-preserved mix of traditional Laotian and French colonial buildings
Apparently people in the area enjoy eating these (well cooked) as a snack.
Laos is a devoutly Buddhist country, with many young men entering monkhood for part of their lives. An ongoing tradition is that every morning at
Said to be the most beautiful in the country, the blue color is created by mineralized water that originates from a natural spring.
Some rice paddies are still worked with animals, rather than machines.
Things are still done the old fashioned way on some farms, with the planting of rice by hand. Sticky rice is the preferred type in
A modern gambling mecca has sprung up in Laos, fully funded by money from China. The buildings are all modern
A very attractive resort the even incorporated part of the former CIA headquarters into the compound.
The clear water of the Nam Au flows into the milky water of the Mekong (at bottom of photo), and
The sign was one of several placed outside the walls of a Buddhist Monastery. I wonder how one keeps dogs
The core of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage site, because of its well-preserved mix of traditional Laotian and
Apparently people in the area enjoy eating these (well cooked) as a snack.
Laos is a devoutly Buddhist country, with many young men entering monkhood for part of their lives. An ongoing tradition
Said to be the most beautiful in the country, the blue color is created by mineralized water that originates from
Some rice paddies are still worked with animals, rather than machines.
Things are still done the old fashioned way on some farms, with the planting of rice by hand. Sticky rice