Trading Places – Laos

Laos is the only land-locked country in Southeast Asia, and the most easy-going. There is a reason that this placid nation has a reputation as “Laid-back Lao” – most everything is very peaceful and slow, with very little hassle from vendors or touts. Most of the populace are Buddhist, with about 60% of them being Theravada Buddhists, who stress the doctrine of anatta: the principle that there is no part of our changing, impermanent world that can be said to be me or you or God; it is all interrelated.

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