LAOS | Wednesday, 27 May 2009 | Views [1615] | 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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LAOS | Monday, 25 May 2009 | Views [804] | 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
LAOS | Saturday, 23 May 2009 | Views [840] | 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
THAILAND | Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Views [925] | Comments [4]
Yesterday shaped up to be one of the best of our whole trip. We got picked up in the morning by our guide, Eddy, who had great English and a passion for Lady Gaga's song "Poker Face." We also joined an American and a New Zealander who were ... Read more >
Tags: chiang mai, laos, on the road, thailand
