travel beyond the obvious
Just outside the city of Luang Prabang, Laos, beautiful Kuang Si Waterfall meanders down the mountainside in a series of falls and travertine pools. While the dramatic main waterfall is gorgeous, the stepped falls below Read More …
Sometimes it’s hard to share the road – like when the cattle beat you to the bridge in Laos.
The Nam Ngum dam is a big deal in Laos, as it produces most of the electricity used in the country and the flooded landscape has become a vast fishery. While our guide wasn’t inclined Read More …
Wandering along University Avenue in Saint Paul this morning, I came across a Memorial Day celebration at the Lao family center. I’m guessing the participants were veterans of America’s Special Guerrilla Units (SGUs), Hmong soldiers Read More …
We visited Laos for a few hours on a Mekong River cruise on our trip to Thailand in 2006. I loved being on the water and was intrigued by this glimpse of Laos. A return Read More …
A boat trip on the mighty Mekong takes you to the Golden Triangle, the place where the borders of Thailand, Burma and Laos meet. The afternoon is well along by now and I suspect we Read More …