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Every morning at dawn, his parents and siblings walk to the field, toil all day, and then return home in the dark. This is their past, present, and future.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/stories\/2011-07-13\/loving-luang-prabang\" target=\"_blank\">Conde Nast Traveler<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; See what other blogs are saying about rice fields in Luang Prabang: &#8220;There are many elements of tourism done well in Laos. 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