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My cousin in Laos sent this picture to me. Happy Lao New Year 2549! Lao New Year is derived from the lunar calendar.  The Lao, Thai, Khmers and Myanmarese, who believe in the lunar system, celebrate New Year during this time.  There is also a water festival that happens in Buddhist "Therevada" countries, like the [...]

In my In Seoul with Allison post, Rory left a comment, asking me to go eat "sam gyeop saal" and take a picture of it, so he could live vicariously through me.  Rory was an English teacher in Kangneung, where Raswan and I used to work.  He recently went back home to Australia and is [...]

Have you ever had Beerlao?  If you’ve ever been in Laos, I’m sure you’ve tried it… it’s only about 56 cents (USD).  Weird enough, I’ve also seen it in Korea Town in Los Angeles.  I’m not a beer drinker, so I can’t say I’ve tried it.  I was surprised to learn that in 2004, it [...]

I was online tonight, looking for some examples of good travel blogs, to get me in the mood of doing my own when I’m in Panama.  I endedup on Vagabonding.com and a travelogue entry concerning Laos caught my eye.  I thought of Glyn and Kiran, who were meeting up again in Thailand for a day [...]

I’m Laotian-American, but currently live in Korea.  I’ve travelled around SE Asia and have met other backpackers who have travelled to Laos.  There always seemed to be a discrepency as to what the country was called.  There was one group, including myself, who called it Laos.  Then there was the other group, who thought they [...]

I’m Laotian-American, but currently live in Korea.  I’ve travelled around SE Asia and have met other backpackers who have travelled to Laos.  There always seemed to be a discrepency as to what the country was called.  There was one group, including myself, who called it Laos.  Then there was the other group, who thought they [...]