Lao Voices

A video of people planting rice in Laos, posted by Peter Whittlesey.
Here in the Sacramento Valley planes drop rice seeds into flooded paddies and presto, the rice begins to grow. If only Asian countries could be so lucky. It’s actually rice seedlings that are being transplanted, and it’s hard work. But the Lao, if they [...]

A few months ago I posted about taking a buk to Ban Keun and showed a set of photos for Sim. Here is two short clips that I made for him as well. I thought he would like to see something like this. Unfortunately, this unique little boat will be out of business next year. [...]

Beauty of Luang Prabang.

Impressions of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

I found this this blog written by three young women a good read. They were able to spend one year traveling around the world. The girls have been featured in many magazines in the U.S. They also hope to write a book about their adventures soon. Maybe it will [...]

Video description: Impressions from the Luang Prabang - Huay Xai speedboat ride.

The next time I am in Laos, I’m going to spend a day visiting Nam Ngum Dam. I can see grilled fish on the menu for the next day.

I visited Laomusic.la a couple of days back and thought Darly has gone mad in changing her websites name. I knew in the back of my mind that Dot-la stands for our country, Laos. I’m wondering how many different Lao websites will be switching over to Dot-la, and if this is going to [...]

Here’s an interesting tourist attraction that I would like to visit. This could be my chance to study the remains and the artifacts of the last war in Laos. And a chance to see where and how my uncle spent his few years in the re-education camp. Hopefully, by learning from [...]

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Well, I went to Laos in March, Spring Break, 2007. It was pretty fun. For those of you who don’t know where Laos is, just check Wikipedia, Google, Map, Yahoo, or anything else. Anyways, just enjoy.

Boun Souang Heua is a part of Lao tradition for many generations, but most younger generations forget as to why we celebrate the festive event, and it might be that the event of Dragon Boat Racing is internationally recognized, well known to all, and has an interesting myth and legend that surround the history of [...]

We’re having a heat wave in our area the last couple of days; it’s in the southeastern part of the United States. Many of my friends are complaining that it’s too hot, one day last week, it was 100F, and today might reach 95F.

I’m a bit odd that I like hot weather, it makes me [...]