Andrew in the provinces – Trip 2 Xieng Khouang – part 1
The second trip I left on Sunday morning at 10am to catch a tuktuk to the airport about 8 km away. Traffic was light so it only took 20 minutes.…
Andrew in the provinces – Trip 1 Luang Namtha – Part 2
The next day we travelled two hours to a new primary school – concrete and wooden, three classrooms. In some of the poor villages there is a donor food assistance…
Andrew in the provinces – Trip1 Luang Namtha – Part 1
As part of my assessment of the financial management capacity of the Ministry of Education (a medium term strategy for development will subsequently be developed) I have made two trips…
Haw Phra Kaew
Across the road from Wat Si Saket is Haw Phra Kaew. Haw Phra Keuw was built as a temple in the 15th century to house the Great Emerald Buddha. The…
Wat Si Saket
This is the oldest surviving temple in Vientiane. We thought it should be the first temple we visited in the city because every day when Andrew gets the tuk tuk…
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This is one local product with almost COMPLETE dominance of the market. It has won a number of international awards, some say it is due to the imported hops and…