On to Saravan
Breakfast of noodles and down the road to Saravan (Salavan) We passed between two national parks and in some places it was reminiscent of the West Coast with green and…
Andrew’s work trip to Savannakhet
We left at 10:00am Sunday morning driving south toward Savannakhet. Driving in a Toyota Hilux double cab Ute with a ministry driver and two ministry of education interpreters. It was…
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…