Lao Voices

A delicious bowl of khao phoon served at a party. You can’t go wrong with that. Sern Sap!

Pa Suam waterfall is located in the coffee capital of Laos (Bolaven plateau) and home to many ethic tribes. This beautiful waterfall is a perfect place for a picnic. You can stroll around and check out the various ethnic villages and can stay overnight at one of the tree house type bungalows or opt for [...]

A few weeks ago my aunt Kian and aunt Phone in Vientiane were telling me how they spent their day making blood sausage. I have never heard of such thing and asked for some pics. It is a pity that they forgot to take pictures during the making of the sausage.  I will definitely ask [...]

Additional photos from Lao New Year celebration at Hor Phra Keo in Vientiane on April 14, 2008. I’ll post some video clips later.

My uncle was in Pakse earlier this month and took some photos of Dao Heung Living Community for us. These photos were taken on May 04, 2008.

A few photos from Hortus Botanicus Leiden from April 08, 2008. Students from Leiden University get free pass so many of us are hanging out on the lawn, reading and listening to music or having lunch, coffee, or tea with other classmates and friends.

Beautiful images of the daily life in Luang Prabang.

Miss Phom was kind enough to help me pick out my camera, now I’m in the market for a new lens, my current one does not give me the capacity to zoom image in closer to my liking, there are so many out there and very confusing, so I thought asking the professional photographer would [...]

Wattay was going through a renovation when I was in Vientiane last year. Now the major work is over and the local residents are very happy with their beautiful temple. On February 21, 2008, the faithfuls gathered to make merit on this special day.

What you can buy at the souvenir shops inside Patuxay. As you can see there are Lao handicrafts, clothes, jewelry, Buddha statues, and much more.

My aunt and cousins went to Patuxay Park last month and took some photos for us. She told me how she has been living in Vientiane since 1975 and has never been up to the top of Patuxay. In the past many people were too afraid to go up to the roof because the stair [...]

More photos from the Lao Food Festival 2008 in Vientiane last month. The first dish is soup phak from the northern region of Laos followed by another dish with a fancy name but to most of us would know it as soup nor mai som. The third dish is the famous Luang Prabang sausage that [...]

Wat Chanh is located by the Mekong River in Vientiane, not too far from Don Chanh Palace Hotel. Wat Chanh is the place to be during the annual boat racing festival in October.

The Lao Traditional Food Festival of 2008 was also opened to foreign participants so there were a few booths from Thailand, displaying E-San food and products. Som Pa Thong or sour pickled fish was a big hit at the festival. Even my aunt in Vientiane bought some to try it out. When I called her [...]