LAOS - life on the water, a photo essay

tourists rent inner tubes and use them to float down the river. here one is jumping off a wooden structure into the river near vang vieng, laos

 

 

 

 

 

child driving water buffalo near a bamboo bridge on the outskirts of vang vieng, laos

 

 

 

 

 

person in a cone-shaped hat doing laundry in the river near vang vieng, laos

 

 

 

 

 

woman lighting incense in early morning fog before sailing along the mekong river, northern laos

 

 

 

 

 

weighing a hog on the banks of the mekong river (you should have heard the poor thing scream…), northern laos

 

 

 

 

 

the shallow rivers have clear, warm water and are ideal both for washing clothes and for bathing. near vang vieng, laos

 

 

 

 

 

suspension bridge near vang vieng, laos

 

 

 

 

 

uxo – unexploded ordnance – is a serious problem in laos. it is recycled for scrap and used as fenceposts, as here. vang vieng, laos

 

 

 

 

 

“tubing” means floating down the river while sitting in a large car’s inner tube. vang vieng, laos

 

 

 

 

 

while tubing, tourists pull off the river at various stops to enjoy purpose built swings and diving boards. near vang vieng laos

 

 

 

 

 

laos is a lovely landlocked country in the south of asia. it borders with thailand, cambodia, vietnam, china and burma (myanmar)

it is sparsely populated, criss-crossed with rivers that lazily sweep past imposing mountains and dense forests.

not only is it one of the world’s most pristine countries, but it is also populated by some of world’s most friendly people

alessandro ciapanna

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