by Calvin Sun | Jun 23, 2010 | Community Service, How's the weather?, Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Thailand, What Dreams May Come
We’re here in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where we’re enjoying fast food, fast cars, fast bikes, fast people and fast internet. Before launching into Thailand, we want to notify our readers that a collective decision has been made to head into Myanmar...
by Annah Kim | Jun 23, 2010 | Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
So these are some of the overdue videos from Vientiane and Luang Prabang, Laos! Vientiane Initial impressions of Vientiane: It seems almost deserted on this particular Sunday afternoon. True, the city picked up on Monday when businesses re-opened for their business....
by Calvin Sun | Jun 23, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Laos, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
The so-called “forgotten country of Asia” doesn’t mind the moniker; it makes the most of it. Sleepy, charming Laos has more than enough to give for any average traveler without trying too hard. Let’s face it: Vientiane is a suburban town, but...
by Annah Kim | Jun 23, 2010 | Community Service, Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
I forgot to mention in my previous posts- my “Rough Guide” suggested that if I wanted to do some volunteer work – I should stop by this place called Big Brother Mouse. It’s a new and developing program to help Laos adults and children learn...
by Annah Kim | Jun 22, 2010 | Laos, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Okay, so after leaving Vientiane, we headed to Luang Prabang… which really just feels like a Southeast Asian version of Cape Cod. Small, quaint, exorbitant prices for sunscreen, teeming with tourists and almost invisible residents…. For me, there...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 22, 2010 | Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
The internet remains frightfully slow, so we may not be able to update at full capacity until we reach Thailand. As for Luang Prabang…everyone needs to experience this city. It’s not where you blow through sites like other places…it’s...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 22, 2010 | Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Here’s some more from Vientiane. There’s an arch called Patuxai in the city centre: The Laos took concrete donated by the French meant for an airport, and used it instead for an Arc de Triomphe replica…hence its nickname: “The Vertical...
by Annah Kim | Jun 21, 2010 | Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Some videos from Buddha Park in Vientiane, Laos: There is another video – that I will post later on when I have more time and a faster computer… but hopefully these two will amuse you for...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 21, 2010 | Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Luang Prabang is charming, no doubt. They call it the “most romantic city Southeast Asia” and after spending only a night here I can see why. It doesn’t even try too hard…it just is. More details when I find an internet connection that’s...
by Annah Kim | Jun 21, 2010 | Fail, Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Sorry for the delay in videos! The internet is super slow. But – we went to Buddha Park today – the coolest thing to see in Vientiane and possibly one of the coolest things that I’ve seen so far. En route there- we took Bus #14 from the main bus...
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