Lao Voices

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During my stay in Laos, I often browsed numerous magazines at the Morning Market in Vientiane and Pakse Market. I was very happy to see many magazines, printed for the younger generation. I can remember my mother and my aunts not having access to any Lao magazine in the late 80’s. Their only source of [...]

Highlights of a youtuber’s travel in Laos.

I came across Give Children A Choice’s Weblog, most of us might have read about them from reading www.voanews.com, Give Children A Choice to Build Ten Preschools in Laos This Year, …“Our goal was 3 preschools for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006,” said Mr. Dori Shimoda, founder and president of Give Children A Choice [...]

Breakfast:
Pure green tea
Lunch:
Heinz natural spread on two slices of whole wheat bread
Lemon grass green tea
Dinner:
Carrot and papaya salad, brown rice vermicelli, water spinach, and pork rinds
Lemon grass green tea

The beauty of Nam Ngum, the artificial lake in Laos.

01, September
Breakfast:
One cup cappuccino
Lunch:
Left over Indonesian food
One cup cappuccino
Dinner:
Squid and shrimp Dim Sum and stir fry noodles with shrimps

02, September
Breakfast:
One cup light soy milk
Lunch:
One cup cappuccino
Dinner:
Went out for a meal at Happy Farmer Vietnamese Restaurant

A documentary about Wat Phu Champassack.

30, August
Breakfast:
One cup light soy milk
One banana
Two mandarin oranges
Lunch:
Egg omelet
Green tea
Dinner:
Green papaya and brown rice vermicelli salad with water spinach
Green tea
Ben & Jerry New York Super Fudge chunk ice cream

I’m used to seeing car towing signs in the US, warning people not to park illegally. Over here, you can’t just park your bicycle anywhere you want to either. Just imagine one poor student to see his/her bicycle gone because he/she is in a hurry to run in and out of the student administration’s building.

Traveling around Laos, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.

Breakfast:One cup soy milk
Lunch:
One banana
Two mandarin oranges
Green tea
Dinner:
Cucumber salad with steamed brown rice

Alexandra Bounxouei and Laos Original Gangstaz (LOG) were on Thai TV Chai Ba Din Talk Show on August 23rd, 2007.
Part I

Part II

I have been waiting for months for the Elephant Parade in Rotterdam. Finally I ran into a few elephants over the weekend. My goal is to take pictures of all the elephants in the parade before the display is over. I can’t wait to find the elephant from Thailand. The hunt for the elephants reminded [...]

Breakfast:
One cup soy milk
Lunch:
Salmon and egg with mozzarella cheese sandwich
Green tea

Dinner:
Stir fry chicken with cashew nuts
Lemon grass green tea

Ever wonder what it is like to take a bus ride in Laos during the rainy season? Check out a video clip, posted by Peter Whittlesey.