by Calvin Sun | Jun 23, 2010 | Community Service, How's the weather?, Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Thailand
We’ve arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where we’re enjoying fast food, fast cars, fast bikes, fast people and fast internet. Before launching into Thailand, we want to notify our readers that a collective decision has been made to head into Myanmar...
by Annah Kim | Jun 23, 2010 | Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
So these are some of the overdue videos from Vientiane and Luang Prabang, Laos! Vientiane Initial impressions of Vientiane: It seems almost deserted on this particular Sunday afternoon. True, the city picked up on Monday when businesses re-opened for their business....
by Calvin Sun | Jun 23, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Laos, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
The so-called “forgotten country of Asia” doesn’t mind the moniker; it makes the most of it. Sleepy, charming Laos has more than enough to give for any average traveler without trying too hard. Let’s face it: Vientiane is a suburban town, but...
by Annah Kim | Jun 23, 2010 | Community Service, Laos, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
I forgot to mention in my previous posts- my “Rough Guide” suggested that if I wanted to do some volunteer work – I should stop by this place called Big Brother Mouse. It’s a new and developing program to help Laos adults and children learn...
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 just a...
