Wednesday, 27 May 2009 | Views [1623] | Comments [2]
Ou est la biblioteque? Croque monsieur! These are a few of the many French turns of phrase I have picked up here in Laos's capital, Vientiane. The French influence is apparent in the wide, tree-lined streets and abundant fragrant bakeries. It is ... Read more >
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Monday, 25 May 2009 | Views [808] | Comments [1]
We spent yesterday basically bumming around- one day was enough to take in all the sights of Luang Prabang, and it was way too hot to just walk around and see them again. It is such a nice place, though, that it was nice to hang around and just chill ... Read more >
Tags: laos, luang prabang, vang vieng
Saturday, 23 May 2009 | Views [843] | Comments [2]
Greetings, comrades, from our first-ever Communist country! It was not easy getting here, but it was a picnic compared with the upcoming workers' global revolution.
The last two days we spent on a long, narrow boat puttering down the Mekong. The ... Read more >
Tags: laos, luang prabang