Right during the Copenhagen summit on climate change, dammit.

Views of beautiful Groningen by day and by night.

Views of Groningen, and a sunken boat.

Chris is in Groningen

Groningen center, busy on market days, not busy otherwise.

More views on the city:

People go about their lives in Luang Prabang, Laos.

It's hard to imagine these people unhappy. They like to say "No money no honey" but they're the living proof that money doesn't buy happiness.

Little Laos flags flapping in the wind, the only sound one could hear near the Mekong this day. Save for some children laughing in the distance.

[insert caption here, say something witty about ropes and Laos]

Maybe the most photogenic little bridge in the world, crossing a branch of the Mekong near Luang Prabang, Laos

Afternoon activities on the banks of the Mekong in Luang Prabang, Laos

Laos: green and pretty like Switzerland