Category Archives: Luang Prabang
Lao Univeristies
I’ve said earlier that I don’t care much for traditional tourist activities, I am much more interested in seeing how people live, what they think and how the change their surroundings. I went out one day with a kid I … Continue reading
Lao Interventions
So I’m back from Vietnam, it took 40 hours via Laos (bus, train, tuk-tuk, walking, etc …). More details to follow, I still have a few things that I wanted to sort through on Laos first. These photos all follow … Continue reading
More Stuff You May Not Know About Laos
When Ambassador [to Laos from USA] William Sullivan assumed his post in Vientiane near the end of 1964, his assignment was to wage war while maintaining the fiction of the Geneva Accords, which he had personally helped to negotiate. He … Continue reading
Brave New Hmong Village
In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the vast majority of the “enlightened” world hangs out taking drugs (Soma) and ignoring reality. All members of society are conditioned in childhood to hold the values that the World State idealizes. Constant consumption … Continue reading
Nightclub community centers
So I’m probably not your average tourist, when I travel I find that my interests are much more about language and contemporary culture than in seeing lots of old buildings. I think that it’s mostly seeing how other people live … Continue reading
Laos to Chiang Rai
After spending three days in Luang Prabang, we got on this long boat which we rode for two days up the Mekong river to the border of Thailand and Laos. The days lasted about 6-8 hours each, mostly just sitting … Continue reading
