Smiling With a Beerlao

Vientiane relaxes with a smile on the Mekong They wish it was Beer Lao! Let me guess.. its the UN! A Lao alarm clock Buddhism is so creative! I really should have the Lao flag on this page, but since I haven’t seen it yet, and the Beer Lao sign…

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The Lao PDR Doesn’t Like Internet Freedom

You better not want to FTP in Laos If ya squint, you see freedom What is there to do during the day in wintertime Vientiane? Not much really, since it’s just a bit too cold to head for the beach along the Mekong and not all that easy to spend…

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The Seafood’s Shells Are Never Wasted

You better eat that entire shrimp or I’m gonna steal the tail tip! Shells have calcium! Okay, Laos is not on the sea, but it is where I first encountered what I consider ‘seafood’ in Southeast Asia. I was fresh of my flight from Bangkok, where I’d only been for…

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JenJen Likes Pocari Sweat

JenJen is great at keeping in touch! Jen & I drinking Pocari Sweat Street action in Quarry Bay Ten years ago, in 11th grade Biology Class, an interesting young lady appeared. Direct from Hong Kong, running around with rudimentary English, was Jennifer. Ok, her English name is Jennifer anyway, since…

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I’m Gonna Live My Dreams!

I had a dream and your gonna come along for the ride! Sean, my Aussie Stud Cuz Aww, gee, time to wander I had a dream. I had an amazing dream on the train from Shanghai to Hong Kong. I had a dream that I would wander from Singapore to…

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