Hello there Vietnam

As the bus slowly crept from Savannakhet, Laos towards Vietnam the weather gradually changed from sunny and cheerful to gray and sad, then to chilly and ominously cloudy. Hue greeted us with rain. Surprise! We had created an elaborate plan on how to avoid the pesky taxi drivers we knew would be waiting for us at the bus station and […]

Differences between Laos and USA* B

The most noticeable difference between Laos and USA is that Lao people seem to have a lower standard of living as Laos is a developing country. I observed that most people live in a one room concrete or wooden house and they have outdoor covered areas to spend time in. They don’t really have kitchens but cook outdoors in clay […]