We came across this scene backstage at the Chinese Opera in Vientiane, Laos. See also: Bomb Craters in Laos, 40 Years After (Video) Photo: Broken Buddhas in Laos Patuxay Monument in Vientiane, Laos I don’t normally put photos that I have shot with my Phone on...
It is the privilege of being able to witness things like this that remind me of why I chose to live my unusual lifestyle. It may not always be easy or comfortable, but it is often amazing and extraordinary. See also: Experiencing Buddhist Lent Day or Boun Ok Phansa in...
Next time you hear a politician boast that he wants to “carpet bomb” someplace on the planet “into oblivion” take a look at these portraits of the people of Laos. I made these images a few weeks ago in Xieng Khuang province in Laos, a tiny nation in Southeast Asia....
The Plain of Jars in Xieng Khouang province in Central Laos remains a mystery to today. No one has been able to determine whether the jars, dated from the Iron Age, were for storage, burial chambers or something else. The day on the plains started out wet, windy and...
See also: Photo: Broken Buddhas in Laos Doi Suthep Chiang Mai Photo: Smoking Man in Phongsaly Province, Laos At the end of Buddhist Lent (Awk Phansa) in Laos, the biggest dragon boat racing event (Boun Xuang Heua) in Laos, the Vientiane Boat Racing Festival is held on...
Last spring, I was able to travel with La Vaiyakone of Soap4Life through several hill tribe villages in Northern Laos. Soap4Life is is a small hands-on humanitarian organization dedicated to improving hygiene, developing economic opportunities for impoverished...
During the sixth lunar month, in villages throughout Laos and eastern Thailand (Isaan), one of the more unusual Buddhist festivals, Bun Bang Fai, or Rocket Festivals are held. This is the hottest and driest season in Southeast Asia (early May), and villagers are...
I have always been a bit of a foodie and I was pleasantly surprised to find that Vientiane, Laos has a thriving organic market at Pha That Luang on Saturday and Wednesday mornings. It is not the largest organic market I have ever seen, but the sellers seem to take...
