Not For the Timid, Motorcycle Taxis Are Fast!
Hold on to that plastic helmet, Motorcycle Taxis are wild! Get that suit outta my way! Gentlemen, start your engines! No, Mom, I swear this isn’t me! Yes, even the Fuzz! So you are in Thailand’s capital city, dreading the awful traffic, and unsure of where the buses or limited…
Read MoreChristmas Morning on a Moped
Vientiane is a great place to wake up on Christmas morning That ain’t no Lao Santa I wonder if they met at Samlo Making friends… Was I that drunk? Whenever I’m faced with an early morning departure, I usually try to stay up all night partying, intending on sleeping when…
Read MoreLao Money Comes in Bag or Bucket Size
The Lao kip can be used as wallpaper Good use for a ton of kip Laos uses money called the ‘kip,’ and they sure use a lot of it. Like Russia, before its re-denomination in 1998, there are thousands of kip to the dollar, 7,600 to be exact. When I…
Read MoreSmiling 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…
Read MoreThe 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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