Wat Phou and Hue
In early September I finally got to visit Wat Phou in southern Laos. Wat Phou is the 2nd of 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Laos (Luang Prabang town is…
Speedy times in NZ
Before we came back to Laos we had said we would commit to a couple of events – one of which was a trip back to NZ to join in…
Andrew on Field Duty
Ten days after getting back from Europe I was scheduled to go south for the three monthly field visit. Both my Vientiane finance staff couldn’t go – so it was…
Plays, weather and life
In Vientiane we have been sweltering as the rains have been very, very late this year. When the rains come the temperature drops significantly. For most of July it was…
Trip to the field offices
Part of my role is to visit the 3 offices we have “out in the field”. To Actually spend time in each of the 3 offices it means four full…
Andrew Birthday
In recognition of a Gold Card moment we went out on Saturday (the day before his actual birthday) for a kilo of the best cooked côte de boeuf, a…