Vientiane

The 14-16th of April is Lao New Year – Pi Mai.    Thailand, Laos & Cambodia celebrate at this time. On Tuesday at work there was a marquee set up.…

Near us a new bar has (re)opened.  It was apparently displaced as part of the river bank works further along the Mekhong and has been re-established close to us and built…

Last weekend he boned, butterflied and marinated a leg of NZ lamb - from Waipukerau.  At NZD 40 it is expensive compared to other things we eat here, but not unreasonable…

Recently we have been buying a copy of the Bangkok Post, Saturday edition.  Often it isn't in the shop until Sunday morning, but it quite nice to read sitting in…

Once a month or so the Women’s International Group (WIG) http://wiglaos.org/  run a cultural evening to encourage people to learn about and appreciate Lao culture. A speaker comes along and talks…

So the previous post was pretty much done by Andrew. It is probably no secret that I often get the material from my dear husband and edit it into something…