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A Buddhist temple built into the Tham Phu Kham cave, near Vang Vieng, 2011
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Kuang Si Waterfall, a 50-meter-high waterfall with turquoise wading pools near Luang Prabang, 2011
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The border crossing between Laos and Vietnam, 2011
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Sunset over the Mekong River, Vientiane, 2011
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Patuxai (Victory Gate), an Arc de Triomphe replica built in 1969 with diverted cement donated by the U.S. government intended for construction of a new airport. Expats refer to the monument as the Vertical Runway. The monument commemorates the Laotians who died in its many wars. Vientiane, 2011
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Wat Si Saket, built in 1818 by King Anouvong, is the oldest temple in Vientiane and houses more than 10,000 Buddha images, 2011
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Vientiane, 2011
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Luang Prabang’s Royal Palace Museum, set in a former palace, was built in 1904 as the residence for King Sisavangvong and his family, 2011
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A gilded door in Luang Prabang’s Royal Palace Museum also known as Haw Kham, or Golden Palace, 2011
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Gilded carvings in Luang Prabang’s Royal Palace Museum, 2011
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Wat Xieng Thong, one of Laos’s most ornate temples, was built in 1560 and remained under royal patronage until 1975. Luang Prabang, 2011
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A rescued (and now retired) Asian logging elephant at work at the Elephant Village Sanctuary and Resort. The resort teaches mahut (elephant handler) courses near Luang Prabang, 2011
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Luang Prabang, 2011
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Luang Prabang, 2011
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Luang Prabang, 2011
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The Nam Hin Bun River cuts through the Kong Lor Cave, a limestone karst. The seven-and-a half-kilometer long cave is more than 100-meters tall in places and full of stalactites, 2011
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Workers load a motorbike onto the roof of a bus in Tha Khaek, 2011