I was having a craving for laap moo or pork minced salad awhile back so I tried to make it on my own. I called Aunt Kian and Aunt Phone in Vientiane and asked how they make their laap moo and then went with it. It was quite delicious and would have been better with [...]

Thom Khem with pork and bamboo shoots.

A short clip of beautiful Lao girls, getting ready for a fashion show at Don Chan Palace in Vientiane Laos in December of 2006, for the Lao Handicraft Festival 5th Anniversary.

Happy Friday. Here are some photos of Lao food on the streets of Vientiane, Laos. You don’t have to go far looking for food to eat. There is always someone selling something in your neighborhood. Many people that live near a road…

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balloon, originally uploaded by c_p_lew. The latest business along the Mekong - you can go up in the balloon if you pay 20 USD for 5 minutes. Although a lot of people were staring, no one was taking advantage of this deal!

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