Laos - Redux

Children cool off by jumping into the Mekong River in Ban Nakasang town. Ban Nakasang is a popular location to hire boat transport to Don Khone Island...

Children cool off by jumping into the Mekong River in Ban Nakasang town. Ban Nakasang is a popular location to hire boat transport to Don Khone Island...

A monk collects daily offerings at sunrise from the villagers on Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A monk collects daily offerings at sunrise from the villagers on Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A monk collects daily offerings at sunrise from the villagers on Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A monk collects daily offerings at sunrise from the villagers on Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A buddha statue at a small pagoda on Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A view from the restaurant at La Folie Lodge in Don Daeng Island in Laos offers stunning views of the mountain and river at sunset.

A woman fishes along the beach at La Folie Lodge in Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A woman fishes along the beach at La Folie Lodge in Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A woman fishes along the beach at La Folie Lodge in Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A woman fishes along the beach at La Folie Lodge in Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A view of the mountains from the beach at La Folie Lodge in Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A view of the mountains from the beach at La Folie Lodge in Don Daeng Island in Laos.

A transport port arrives at La Folie Lodge in Don Daeng, Island Laos. The island is accessible by a short boat trip.

A basket weaving village on the outskirts of Pakse, Laos.

A small restaurant sits above the remnants of an old French railway system on Don Phone Island, Laos. From the cafe you looking across the river you c...

Tat Somphamit waterfalls is a popular tourist destination on Don Khone Island, Laos.

A abandoned home sits on strip of land on a river running through Don Khone Island, Laos.

Locals and tourists wait for transport by boat to Don Khone, Island in Ban Nakasang town Laos.

Small guesthouses and restaurants overlook the river on Don Khone Island, Laos.

A view of the pool overlooking the Mekong River Resort in Champasak, Laos.

Mrs. Juir , 70, working on her rice farm in a small village in the outskirts of Pakse..

A portrait of Mrs. Juir, 70, shot through a small fishing net at her home in a small village outside of Pakse. Mrs. Juir and her family are farmers an...

The center market in Pakse is a bustling colorful local market filled with fresh produce.

The center market in Pakse is a bustling colorful local market filled with fresh produce.

The center market in Pakse is a bustling colorful local market filled with fresh produce.

The center market in Pakse is a bustling colorful local market filled with fresh produce.

The center market in Pakse is a bustling colorful local market filled with fresh produce.

The center market in Pakse is a bustling colorful local market filled with fresh produce.

Monks finish class for the day and what for their bus at Buddhist school in the center of Pakse, Laos. Hundreds of novice monks attend the school and...

Candle offerings at Wat Chomphet in the outskirts of Pakse. Just outside the Wat is a stone carving village where you can see craftsman making stone b...

A portrait of a Buddhist monk taken at Wat Chomphet in the outskirts of Pakse.

A portrait of a Buddhist monk taken at Wat Chomphet in the outskirts of Pakse.

A giant buddha statue at Wat Chomphet in the outskirts of Pakse. Just outside the Wat is a stone carving village where you can see craftsman making st...

A giant buddha statue at Wat Chomphet in the outskirts of Pakse. Just outside the Wat is a stone carving village where you can see craftsman making st...

A small traditional silk weaving village in the outskirts of Pakse, Laos.

A small village in the outskirts of Pakse is filled with stone carvers making a variety of Buddhist statues for sale.

A view of the pool overlooking the Mekong River Resort in Champasak, Laos.

The River Resort in Champasak offers sunset cruises along the Mekong.

A young monk recites his prayers in the early morning at a small pagoda in Champasak, Laos.

A young monk recites his prayers in the early morning at a small pagoda in Champasak, Laos.

A young monk recites his prayers in the early morning at a small pagoda in Champasak, Laos.

A novice monk hangs up laundry to dry at a small pagoda in Champasak, Laos.

Souvenirs for sale outside of Vat Phou ruins, a popular tourist attraction in Champasak, Laos.

A child walks to school in the rain past Vat Phou, Vat Phou is a Khmer-Hindu temple complex with surviving structures that date back to the 11th to 13...

A view of the ruins of Vat Phou, a Khmer-Hindu temple complex with surviving structures that date back to the 11th to 13th centuries.

Statues carved into the temples at Vat Phou, a Khmer-Hindu temple complex with surviving structures that date back to the 11th to 13th centuries.

A pathway leading up to Vat Phou, a Khmer-Hindu temple complex with surviving structures that date back to the 11th to 13th centuries.

A pathway leading up to Vat Phou, a Khmer-Hindu temple complex with surviving structures that date back to the 11th to 13th centuries.