Lao Bump Kins

The Mekong just below Xienkok, the Nam Fa joins just out of the photo to the left There is a steep sided valley tucked away in the mountains...

Trucks with logs lined up at the border to Vietnam In my wanderings across cyberspace I stumbled upon this photo a few weeks ago with the ca...

Slash and burn or swidden agriculture is a natural part of the ecosystem of Northern Laos. It has been going on for hundreds and probably th...

Flower Pots Muang Xali Once in a while I get a quick note via the comments section of a post or via email from a reader who likes my blog. A...

Pawn a local advocate of environmental protection and sustainable tourism I think some background is in order. Just about a year ago the co ...

Center right you can see the classic long crystaline structure of MSG Links MSG IFIC dot org In the early 1900s a Japanese scientist was stu...

Uncooked Sausage, notice the white chunks of sticky rice visible through the casing I recently read in that online Lao cooking site aptly na...