Lao Culture, Food, Life and Travel

Pasad Pheung Procession at That Luang Clips part 1

The first set of video clips of the procession of Pasad Pheung at Pha That Luang on November 11, 2008.

Preparing Monitor Lizard

A video of a lady at Ban Thong, preparing a lizard for making laap or minced meat salad.

Carnival and food at That Luang Festival 2008

That Luang Festival won’t be complete without the carnival and the aromatic Lao food. As a little kid this was the best part of Boun That Luang with all the games I could play for a prize, riding the merry-go-round, and eating ping kai, khao larm, and deep fried meat balls. Now as an adult, [...]

Organic farming in Laos

Another episode of 1000 Stories about Laos documentary show from Lao Star Channel, featuring organic farming in Laos and how to make chemical free fertilizer.

Making sticky rice basket

What do most farmers do in Laos when they are done with the harvesting season? When I was in Laos in January and February of 2007, I noticed the majority of the farmers have garden and also make sticky rice basket for their own use and for sale.
In this episode of 1000 Stories about Laos [...]

Honoring Chao Setthathirath

Since Pha That Luang was built by King Say Setthathirath in 1566, who made Vientiane as the capital of Lan Xang, That Luang Festival goers would pay tribute to the legendary leader by offering flowers, lighting candles and saying their prayers around his statue. To this day, Chao Say Setthathirath is still considered one of [...]

That Luang Festival 2008 Haire Pasad Pheung part 4

The fourth set of photos of the Pasad Pheung Procession at That Luang Festival on November 11, 2008. It was after 5:00 PM and the last group of people to take part in the procession were mostly students and those coming straight from their work place to join the biggest festival of the year.

Tam Kin Yu Tin Lao highlight

In this episode of Tam Kin Yu Tin Lao, Ki Noy presents the highlight of the show with him visiting several places to show us how the people in Laos are making a living from day to day.

Growing rice using new farming technique

Another episode of Tam Kin Yu Tin Lao with Ki Noy making a visit to a rice farm at Ban Nong Pong. The owner of the rice farm has been using a new farming technique which is more efficient (using less money and manpower) than the traditional farming method.

That Luang Festival 2008 Haire Pasad Pheung part 3

The third set of photos of the Pasad Pheung Procession at That Luang Festival on November 11, 2008. It was getting late in the afternoon but streams of people kept entering the temple to make their offerings after circling the Pha That Luang three times.

That Luang Festival 2008 Haire Pasad Pheung part 2

Additional photos of the Pasad Pheung Procession at That Luang Festival on November 11, 2008.

Mushrooms farm in Vientiane

In this episode of Tam Kin Yu Tin Lao from Lao Star Channel, Ki Noy visits a mushroom farm at Ban Non Papao, in Muang Sisattanak, Vientiane. The owner of this farm grows white mushroom and oyster mushroom for consumption at first and later for sale.

Fruits garden in Vientiane

An episode of Tam Kin Yu Tin Lao with Ki Noy visiting a garden at Ban Duangboudy in Vientiane. He meets Loong Mamua, who has been growing orange, lamut, rambutan, and mango using organic fertilizer since the year 2000.

That Luang Festival 2008 Haire Pasad Pheung part 1

The Pasad Pheung Procession at That Luang Festival 2008 was held on November 11, 2008. The colorful ceremony began at Wat Simuang and streams of people dressed in beautiful Lao traditional costumes joined the procession along the way to the gathering point at Wat Nongbone for the grand entrance to Pha That Luang ground.