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	<title>Comments on: The smiling faces of Laos</title>
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	<description>Sharing the world with you</description>
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		<title>By: Andy Jarosz</title>
		<link>http://www.501places.com/2010/01/the-smiling-faces-of-laos/#comment-31212</link>
		<dc:creator>Andy Jarosz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the compliment guys, you must have many more photos than me to share. But Laos was perhaps the easiest place I&#039;ve ever visited to capture a smiling face :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the compliment guys, you must have many more photos than me to share. But Laos was perhaps the easiest place I&#8217;ve ever visited to capture a smiling face <img src='http://www.501places.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: GotPassport</title>
		<link>http://www.501places.com/2010/01/the-smiling-faces-of-laos/#comment-31144</link>
		<dc:creator>GotPassport</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What a wonderful way to capture memories of a wonderful place.. the people!  Thanks for sharing these.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a wonderful way to capture memories of a wonderful place.. the people!  Thanks for sharing these.</p>
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		<title>By: clareawasw</title>
		<link>http://www.501places.com/2010/01/the-smiling-faces-of-laos/#comment-2702</link>
		<dc:creator>clareawasw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>great photos thank you for sharing</description>
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		<title>By: Andy Jarosz</title>
		<link>http://www.501places.com/2010/01/the-smiling-faces-of-laos/#comment-1667</link>
		<dc:creator>Andy Jarosz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks Yna :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Yna <img src='http://www.501places.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Yna</title>
		<link>http://www.501places.com/2010/01/the-smiling-faces-of-laos/#comment-1605</link>
		<dc:creator>Yna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wonderful photos. Such innocence and care free looks of the kids.</description>
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		<title>By: Emma</title>
		<link>http://www.501places.com/2010/01/the-smiling-faces-of-laos/#comment-1592</link>
		<dc:creator>Emma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Kathy &amp; Andy,

Thank you so much for your quick responses! I have travelled solo a few times but I&#039;ve never been to South East Asia at all so just doing my research and you&#039;ve been real helpful!! Thanks again

Emma</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Kathy &amp; Andy,</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your quick responses! I have travelled solo a few times but I&#8217;ve never been to South East Asia at all so just doing my research and you&#8217;ve been real helpful!! Thanks again</p>
<p>Emma</p>
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		<title>By: Andy Jarosz</title>
		<link>http://www.501places.com/2010/01/the-smiling-faces-of-laos/#comment-1582</link>
		<dc:creator>Andy Jarosz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks Emma for visiting and posting here, and to Kathy for your great reply. We met a number of females travelling alone in Laos and Cambodia, and as Kathy has said there is a popular trail where you will be able to travel with others and by yourself as the mood takes you. Solo travel does offer some great personal experiences and I would highly recommend it. Laos is probably one of the safer places to do this. Sure, you need to be careful, but isn&#039;t that true everywhere? 
Let people know where you are and where you&#039;re heading and follow the same common sense rules you would do at home. I hope you enjoy Laos whichever way you choose to see it :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Emma for visiting and posting here, and to Kathy for your great reply. We met a number of females travelling alone in Laos and Cambodia, and as Kathy has said there is a popular trail where you will be able to travel with others and by yourself as the mood takes you. Solo travel does offer some great personal experiences and I would highly recommend it. Laos is probably one of the safer places to do this. Sure, you need to be careful, but isn&#8217;t that true everywhere?<br />
Let people know where you are and where you&#8217;re heading and follow the same common sense rules you would do at home. I hope you enjoy Laos whichever way you choose to see it <img src='http://www.501places.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: mytimetotravel</title>
		<link>http://www.501places.com/2010/01/the-smiling-faces-of-laos/#comment-1579</link>
		<dc:creator>mytimetotravel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For Emma - I&#039;m a solo female traveler. The first time I went to Laos (2002) I went with an Intrepid tour group, then I went back on my own. If you have experience traveling alone no reason you shouldn&#039;t go to Laos alone, especially along the now well-worn Vientiane - Vang Vieng (skip if you don&#039;t want to party) - Luang Prabang (magical) route.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For Emma &#8211; I&#8217;m a solo female traveler. The first time I went to Laos (2002) I went with an Intrepid tour group, then I went back on my own. If you have experience traveling alone no reason you shouldn&#8217;t go to Laos alone, especially along the now well-worn Vientiane &#8211; Vang Vieng (skip if you don&#8217;t want to party) &#8211; Luang Prabang (magical) route.</p>
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		<title>By: Emma</title>
		<link>http://www.501places.com/2010/01/the-smiling-faces-of-laos/#comment-1574</link>
		<dc:creator>Emma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These pictures are great. Its inspiring to see such happy faces :)
I am a 23 yr old woman planning to travel Laos for a week or two at the end of the year. Would you recommend travelling by myself or should i go with a tour? I dont mind travelling alone at all however I keep reading many conflicting views over the safety and ease of solo female travel. It would be great to hear your opinion.
Thanks
Emma</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These pictures are great. Its inspiring to see such happy faces <img src='http://www.501places.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
I am a 23 yr old woman planning to travel Laos for a week or two at the end of the year. Would you recommend travelling by myself or should i go with a tour? I dont mind travelling alone at all however I keep reading many conflicting views over the safety and ease of solo female travel. It would be great to hear your opinion.<br />
Thanks<br />
Emma</p>
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