Category Archives: Think
That Luang Festival 2012
First the lead-up to ASEM, then the boat-racing festival, then the ASEM meeting, then it seemed like the city would just be getting back to normal, when the cacophonous speakers, Beerlao tents, and balloon-popping carnival games simply relocated to the That Luang … Continue reading
Luang Prabang Escape
Back in November, as the traffic and curfews related to ASEM closed in on us here in Vientiane, and our workplaces closed for a few days, my friend Sam and I decided to escape the capital city for Luang Prabang. … Continue reading
Asian Beer Label Table
Although I don’t really enjoy beer that much, I’m a fan of the commercial artwork on beer labels across the world. They are also a cheap and light souvenir, so I’ve begun collecting beer labels from each country that I’ve … Continue reading
Happy Laos Update
I posted about the documentary Happy Laos back in August, when my friends were trying to fundraise $4000 to produce the movie in order to add Lao voices to the discussion on happiness, which seems to have become a popular sociological … Continue reading
ASEM9 and Boatracing
The past month in Vientiane has been far from routine. For the past few months, Vientiane has been preparing to be the host of a significant international meeting, ASEM 9 (Asia-Europe Meeting), an event that brings together heads of state … Continue reading
90 Second Travel in Nepal: Guest Video
The picture Ben sketched in writing of our 4 day Poon Hill trek is certainly vivid (strangely-dressed fellow travelers included), so it barely needs any accompaniment. But to h0ld up my end of the guest posting deal, my 90 Second Travel video … Continue reading
Poon Hill Trek: Guest Post by 90 Second Travel
Ben, my Nepal travel partner and fellow blogger, has been documenting his 6 month trip across Asia in quirky 90 second travel snippets. But while we were in Nepal, I seemed to be the one taking the video, and he was the … Continue reading
Pokhara: Rain or Shine
30 minutes after taking off from Kathmandu, the tiny Yeti Airlines prop plane bumped to a stop in front of the Pokhara Airport, and I stepped back out into the rain. My cab driver swerved to miss cows in … Continue reading
Lao Rugby Style
You know Gangnam Style? That’s right…that catchy, obnoxious, K-Pop song that’s been literally everywhere for the past month. It’s been on Ellen, I saw Japanese tourists dancing to it in the Kathmandu domestic airport, and my Lao students keep asking … Continue reading