Plain of Jars World Heritage Site
I made a too-short visit to the Plain of Jars during my 2015 trip to Vietnam and Laos. It is one of the stranger places I have seen and I wanted to spend more time Read More …
Category: Laos
The beautiful waterfalls of Kuang Si, Laos
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 …
Share the road Laos edition – cattle on the bridge
Sometimes it’s hard to share the road – like when the cattle beat you to the bridge in Laos.
Smoked fish market, 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 …
A Hmong-Lao Memorial Day Celebration in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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 …
On the Mekong in the Golden Triangle
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 …