Lao Bump Kins

Not much to say, I hadn't heard until this morning. General Vang Pao one of the major players in the Indochina warn in Laos passed away ...

The morning began as most mornings. The eldest wife pushing the coals together and blowing on them to start the morning fire and cook the ri...

The Hmong guy Lao Bii, was Tui’s friend, they knew each other from when Tui’d been to Nambo before. I'm going  to apologise in advance f...

Last night I turned my web browser to read that all charges had been dropped against General Vang Pao. The general stood accused of plotting...

It would be difficult to spend much time in Laos and especially in the houses and villages of the Lao Seung (upland peoples) without develop...

The Ferry at Thaduea, Xaiyabouli Province The other day I got this eamail saying someone wanted permission to use a photo from my blog in ma...

I like Roger Arnold’s photos. A lot. I like this video even better. The context in which a photo is taken is as important to me the image it...

I assume this must be some kind of DC-3 flying over a hill tribe village. I grabbed the photo off one of those web sites. Check out the hous...

Above, one of the amazing photographs by Roger Arnold who last year ventured into the restricted Xaysambone zone above Vang Vien to documen...