{"id":7488,"date":"2013-01-25T09:51:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T02:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/?p=7488"},"modified":"2016-01-29T09:19:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T09:19:00","slug":"glorious-southern-laos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/glorious-southern-laos\/","title":{"rendered":"Glorious Southern Laos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/398046_566498860030281_1839289660_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-7489\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"398046_566498860030281_1839289660_n\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/398046_566498860030281_1839289660_n-300x198.jpg\"  width=\"240\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/398046_566498860030281_1839289660_n-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/398046_566498860030281_1839289660_n-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/398046_566498860030281_1839289660_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Southern Laos is a place to unwind, relax and bask in the beauty of nature and bygone days. 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