Posts Tagged: EVERYTHING
LAO ELEPHANT FESTIVAL, SAYABOULY
Photo credit: all photos by Cindy Fan The Lao Elephant Festival takes places every February in Sayabouly (also spelled Xayaboury, Sainyabuli, Sayaboury) in northern Laos. The festival celebrates the important historical, cultural and symbolic significance of Asian elephants in Laos. Over 40 elephants and their mahouts make the journey from throughout the province and beyond to… Read more »
LIVING AS A MAHOUT ELEPHANT EXPERIENCE, LUANG PRABANG
LAOS’ LOST WORLD – KONG LOR CAVE
“Does anyone know the theme to Jurassic Park?” Baz, our Stray Asia guide asks from the front of the bus. Silence. And then someone begins to hum. It takes a few moments for the tune to register and we burst out laughing. “No, that’s the theme to E.T.!” I understand why Baz was asking for… Read more »
KHAO SAN ROAD, BANGKOK, THAILAND
KHAO PIAK SIEN: THE NOODLE SOUP OF LAOS
At first glance, Khao piak sien, a rice noodle soup with meat, may not look like much. But what’s simple is good and khao piak is deserving of its title as one of the signature noodle dishes of Laos, parts of Vietnam and northeast Thailand. The noodle is a fresh rice noodle, tubular (versus a flat noodle… Read more »
TUBING, VANG VIENG
INSIDER’S GUIDE: SIX THINGS TO DO IN VIENTIANE
Travellers in Laos often spend little time in Vientiane, sometimes bypassing the capital city completely. True, Vientiane lacks the tourist-centric charms of Luang Prabang–but in a way, this is the city’s draw. The city is for living and to fully appreciate it, free-spirited exploration is required—if you do, you’ll be rewarded with incredible surprises. Here’s… Read more »
THE TADLO.NET PROJECT: CONNECTING LAO YOUTH TO COMPUTERS
Internet connectivity is recognized as a world development indicator and is closely related to a country’s economic development and infrastructure. This is why projects like the Tadlo Computer Education Center (TCEC) are so vital to Laos, a developing nation. Laos lags behind in global rankings of Internet connectivity. According to latest World Bank data on… Read more »
