COPE center in Vientiane
A few minutes walk outside the central business district in Vientiane is the COPE visitor centre. The COPE Center (Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise) is the national rehabilitation centre. Cope…
Another one night in Bangkok
In the 1st week of work Andrew slipped on a mossy tile and banged his laptop resulting in a small crack in one corner of the screen. Slowly the crack…
Luang Prabang – Cooking Schools
While Andrew was visiting the provinces I went up to Luang Prabang. It is considered the jewel in the Laos tourism crown. It was awarded Unesco world heritage status due…
Luang Prabang – the town
Luang Prabang (pronounced more like Long Prabong) has a lovely setting at the confluence of the Mekong and the much smaller Nam Kang. It was the home of the Royal…
Andrew in the provinces – Trip 2 Xieng Khouang – part 3
Omelette for breakfast and Lao coffee in the traditional manner i.e. strong with a good dollop of condensed milk in the bottom. Defused UXOs are commonly used as decoration…
Andrew in the provinces – Trip 2 Xieng Khouang – part 2
We left at 6am to drive to the next district. Breakfast in a local village over an open fire – more noodles and hard boiled eggs. Breakfast In Vieng Xay…