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Follow the river: how to crack the rich secrets of undiscovered Laos From royal capitals to dramatic waterfalls and secret caves. Sunrise on the Mekong at 4000 Islands. Picture: Shutterstock ...

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Here in the dim-lit Pak Ou Caves beside the Mekong River in Laos, hundreds of small Buddha statues watch as I try to jiggle out one of the sticks, each with a unique number that will tell my fortune.

Here in the dim-lit Pak Ou Caves beside the Mekong River in Laos, hundreds of small Buddha statues watch as I try to jiggle out one of the sticks, each with a unique number that will tell my fortune.