Lao Culture, Food, Life and Travel

Taste of Laos Day 17

Taste of Laos for day 17 with pho as breakfast. For dinner we had the following on the table: green aubergine chutney, boiled bamboo shoots, yum salad, and aor hoy.

Wat Phou Festival 2009 Clips

Here are some video clips of Wat Phou Festival 2009, recorded by Aunt Kian on February 07. Hope to see you there at next year’s festival in Champasak.

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Wat Phou Festival 2009

Here are some photos of Wat Phou Festival 2009, taken on February 07 by Aunt Kian. It was the first time for her to attend the festival. Wat Phou is a place where many people in Laos dream of visiting at least once in their life time. It was unusually hot and humid on the [...]

Wat Ong Teu Pasad Pheung Procession

The beautiful Pasad Pheung Procession at Wat Inpeng continued on to Wat Ong Teu for the final three rounds around the sim before the faithful Buddhists went their separate ways after making their offerings and saying their prayers. For some of us buying some ping kai and khao larm to take home is the best [...]

Lao Textiles Exhibition

A couple of nice clips from Lao Textiles Exhibition at Lao International Trade Exhibition and Convention Centre (Lao-ITECC).

Wat Inpeng Pasad Pheung Procession Clips

Here are some video clips of the Pasad Pheung Procession at Wat Inpeng in Vientiane on November 13, 2008.

Wat Inpeng Pasad Pheung Procession

Boun That Luang 2008 celebration continued at Wat Inpeng on November 13, 2008. There was a grand Pasad Pheung Procession from Wat Inpeng to Wat Ong Teu. I have never taken part in Haire Pasad Pheung at Wat Inpeng before and it was a happy surprise to have been at the right place and at [...]

Lao Roots Unrooted

There is something odd happening at the Lao Roots site at Lao Roots dot com. Before there were articles and nice pictures of all those people who work hard on Lao Roots magazine and an oversight of all their ideas and buddies. Today I noticed the regular Lao Roots site has been replaced with this [...]

New Species Thrive in Mekong

Video description: The Mekong region in Southeast Asia is home to more than a thousand new plant and animal species, says the World Wildlife Fund. But challenges are ahead in balancing conservation and growth.

Finding Home

Video description: Who are the Hmong? They aided the U.S. during the Vietnam War but suffered persecution after the American defeat. Learn about their struggle to resettle in the U.S. from Hmong Americans, young and old, now living in North Carolina, the fourth most populated Hmong state in the country. The first 7 minutes of [...]

The Mekong Delta Under Surveillance

Video description: The Mekong River,which passes through China,Cambodia,Laos,Thailand,Vietnam and Myanmar,approaches the sea via the Mekong Delta – a fertile and heavily populated area in southern Vietnam. With climate change now threatening the region,rising sea levels could have grave consequences for the people living in the Delta. International researchers are now helping Vietnam to draw up [...]

10th Book Box Delivered in Laos

We have received confirmation from Laos that our 10th book box library has been delivered to Wattay Noi Elementary School in Vientiane. We are delighted to inform you that all 172 books ranging from learning materials to fairy tales stories have reached the students at Wattay Noi Elementary School on March 16, 2009. This book [...]

Dok Sakura Lao

At this time of the year, many flowers are in their full blooms in Laos. One particular flower adorns the street of Vientiane from Hor Phra Keo to Wat Nongbone. This flower replaced the flower that used to be planted along the street around Patouxay Monument. This stunningly beautiful flower is known as Dok Pheuy [...]

China VS the U.S. The Battle for Oil

Video description: Battle for Oil investigates the new world geopolitics that is emerging around the needs of both the world’s leading superpower and the world’s fastest growing economy to secure future supplies of oil.