Laos
It has been a long time since I traveled abroad. Went to Laos in Southeast Asia in April 2024. It was the end of the dry season, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius and a harsh environment. Backpackers were overloaded in vans with no air conditioning. We arrived in Luang Prabang and Nong Kiaw. The Lao people rise early in the morning, chat in the shade during the daytime, and then gather at the night market in the cooler evenings. People from nearby villages passed by the river in front of us, heading to the Lao New Year (Phi Mai) festival.