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Category: Laos

waterfall with text "Kuang Si Waterfall"

The beautiful waterfalls of Kuang Si, Laos

Posted onJanuary 4, 2016June 18, 20201 Comment

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 …

CategoriesAsia, LaosTagswaterfalls

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Share the road Laos edition – cattle on the bridge

Posted onDecember 8, 2015October 17, 20182 Comments

Sometimes it’s hard to share the road – like when the cattle beat you to the bridge in Laos.

CategoriesAsia, Laos

dried fish at Nam Ngum market Laos

Smoked fish market, Laos

Posted onDecember 2, 2015October 17, 2018Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesAsia, Laos

A Hmong-Lao Memorial Day Celebration in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Posted onMay 26, 2014November 22, 2019Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesAsia, Laos, Minneapolis / Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area, Minnesota, USA

On the Mekong in the Golden Triangle

Posted onNovember 10, 2006November 25, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesAsia, Laos, Thailand

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