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...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 20, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Good news: My fever is gone, although my stomach is still in a little tizzy. The cure for the fever? A healthy serving of coconut water, chicken bamboo soup, and 30 minutes in a Laotian herbal sauna for $2 USD. The culprit for the sickness? I’ve noticed that...
by Annah Kim | Jun 20, 2010 | Fail, Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
By the way… the internet in Laos is super, super, slow and I am completely unable to upload new and overdue videos… Apologies for the day! Hopefully we’ll have some luck sometime soon!
by Calvin Sun | Jun 20, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Epiphanies on the Road, How's the weather?, Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
This is no ordinary capital city, this is a town. Unlike the congestion of Manila, the firecracker of Hanoi, or the liveliness of Phnom Penh, Vientiane takes its time. Unfortunately, we as Westerners don’t know how to take our time: In the mere 3 hours...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 19, 2010 | Cambodia, Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Walking Tours
Welcome to Cambodia, a dichotomy worth dissecting; a binary land where diametrically opposed limits of human achievement and human devastation come together. In one minute you’re captivated by the stunningly glorious Khmer civilization both ancient...
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