Food and Wine in Phon Phisai

A Day in the Life of "Sala" | Aug 12 06'

Okay, I've been a little delinquent in writing this week - sorry!  It's only been a week, but I'm completely loving the laid back atmosphere o... Continue reading »

No School - It's a holiday | Aug 13 06'

I'm not sure exactly what holiday it is, but we didn't have school today.  This has actually given me a nice extended weekend, since ... Continue reading »

Thai Birthday | Sep 04 06'

So, I'm now 24.  I had a very lovely birthday, though I did miss spending it with friends and family from the US.  The morning was pretty... Continue reading »

A Day of Food | Sep 25 06'

Due to the little matter of a military coup, the presentations for last week were postponed until today.  For the last 2 months the students h... Continue reading »

Budha and Bugs | Sep 06 06'

Shoeless, Alex, Jack, and I walk into the temple.  Today is a Budhist holiday, so it's traditional to bring offerings to the local monks. ... Continue reading »

Cooling down in the Capital, Vientiane | Mar 03 07'

"After the 11th "VIP Room" we walked past looking for the bathroom, we realized our little "nightclub" was a pretty happening brothel"

On to the capital of Laos, Vientiane! We opted for the mini bus from Vang Vieng to Vientiane, as we chose poorly with the V.I.P bus last trip! It p... Continue reading »

Genteel Vientiane | Jul 24 06'

"he took pains to tell us the bikes were not Chinese made"

We arrived in Vientiane at 5.30am, got a tuk tuk or jumbo as the super tuk tuks are known to the city centre and searched for accommodation. O... Continue reading »

Visiting friends in Namsom | Nov 19 06'

For my last weekend in Thailand I went with Alex to visit some friends who are volunteering in Namsom.  Namsom is a small town about 4 hours t... Continue reading »

Imperialists, Puppets and Mercenaries | May 10 07'

"Much shouting ensued and we left without paying..."

Add a bit of French colonialism, some diced American imperialism and Pathet Lao communism, with a sprinkle of NGOs; you get Laos' capital Vientiane... Continue reading »

Lovin' Laos | Aug 10 06'

"It's the laid back atttitude that we like best, and now we are trying to treat the rest of the trip as a vacation and not go see sights that we aren't interested in just because we should. Things are much more chill and we're enjoying things more already."

Today we arrived in Laos. And let me say we like it already. I'd heard from many others about how awesome Laos is and it's true.GIven that Laos is... Continue reading »