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Front cover for Warrior Odyssey

Book review: Warrior Odyssey - Antonio Graceffo

David Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to set off on a quest around Asia, researching and discovering lesser-known and rare martial arts along the way? Read about the experiences of Antonio Graceffo in his latest book, Warrior Odyssey.

Destinations: Burma | Indochina | Vietnam | Hong Kong | Korea, S | Taiwan | China | Cambodia | Laos | Thailand | Philippines
Topics: Travel | Adventure | 20th Century History | Martial Arts | Culture | People | Working Abroad | War & Conflict
The Betrayal

Film Review: The Betrayal

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

This Oscar-nominated documentary spans more than twenty years in the life of Laotian refugee Thavisouk Phrasavath, from fleeing the political aftermath of covert operations in Laos by the U.S.

Destinations: Laos
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
The rapids on the Nam Khan River were a little more challenging than I thought

Kayaking Adventure

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

Kayaking down the Nam Khan River near Luang Prabang in Laos...

Destinations: Vientiane | Luang Prabang | Laos | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: Travel | National Parks | Adventure | 20th Century History | Ecotourism | Culture | Food | People | Beaches & Resorts | Agriculture | Sports | Nature
Khom was our tour guide at the Land Mines Museum in Siem Riep

Visiting A Land Mines Museum

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

Khom acted as our well informed tour guide at a land mines museum in Siem Reap.

Destinations: Kbal Spean | Battambang | Bokor | Poutang | Thun Mong | Angkor | Siem Reap | Kompong Thom | Poipet | Phnom Penh | Sihanouk Ville | Kratie | Koh Kong | Cambodia | Tonle Sap | Preah Seihanu | Pailin | Stoeng Treng | Bot Sala | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Lovely women in traditional costume served our Loy Krathong dinner.

Loy Krathong

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

Loy Krathong is a special festival celebration in Thailand in November. Float your sorrows away and release your hopes and dreams into the heavens.

Destinations: Pathum Thani province | Nonthaburi province | Mae Hong Son | Buriram province | Ko Tao | Sukhothai | Ko Phi Phi | Uttaradit province | Khao Yai National Park | Nakorn Chaisri | Phimai | Ko Phangan | Chonburi province | Lopburi | Ranong | Satun province | Nakhon Ratchasima | Lampang | Ko Sichang | Narathiwat Province | Hua Hin | Mae Sot | Khon Kaen province | Phetchaburi | Yasothon province | Surat Thani | Golden Triangle | Hat Yai | Songkhla province | Tak province | Thailand | Phang Nga province | Kanchanaburi province | Samut Songkhram province | Krabi | Nakhon Phanom | Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng | Chachoengsao province | Ko Chang | Khon Kaen | Chumphon | Ko Samui | Surin province | Chiang Mai | Nakhon Pathom province | Loei province | Nong Khai province | Phuket | Udon Thani | Ayutthaya | Kampaengphet | Ubon Ratchathani | Bangkok | Phitsanulok | Lancang-Mekong River | Nakhon Si Thammarat province | Chiangrai province | Ko Samet | Umphang | Rayong | River Kwai | Mae Sai | Ban Chiang | Savannakhet | Pattaya
Topics: Travel | Art | Ancient History | Festivals | Adventure | 20th Century History | Religion | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Nature | For Kids
Former Chamber of Commerce building, Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh 2009

Michael Krause - hankb [403]

These are some shots from my most recent visit to Phnom Penh. It's one of the most alluring & mysterious cities i've visited and i'm always being drawn back in. The people, architecture (French...

Destinations: Vietnam | Cambodia | Laos | Thailand
Topics: Music | 20th Century History | Art | Culture | People | Photography | Performing Arts | War & Conflict | Architecture
Air America

Film Review: Air America

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson star as Billy Covington and Gene Ryack, maverick pilots working in Laos for a covert smuggling operation facilitated by the CIA.

Destinations: Laos
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Monks are given rice by faithful women  on their early morning walk through Luang Prabang

Sticky Rice

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

After living in Asia for three years I thought I had tried every kind of rice dish imaginable. Laos held proved me wrong.

Destinations: Vientiane | Pakxan | Luang Prabang | Vang Vieng | Savannakhet | Pakxe | Luang Namtha | Laos | Plain of Jars | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: Travel | Adventure | 20th Century History | Traditions | Ecotourism | Economy | Food | Culture | People | Working Abroad | Agriculture | Shopping
Communist leader Kaysone's whiskey bottle and glass

A Communist Leader Hat Trick

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

An athlete who scores three goals in a game is said to have achieved a hat trick. In Laos I visited my third Communist Leader memorial. My hat trick accomplishment was a rather surreal experience.

Destinations: Vientiane | Laos
Topics: Culture | Travel | People | Adventure | Religion | 20th Century History | Traditions | War & Conflict | Architecture
Two Brothers: Sangha and Kumal

Film Review: Two Brothers

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

Take a walk on the wild side with Jean-Jacque Arnaud's Two Brothers, the 2004 story of two playful tiger cubs separated from their parents and each other in 1930's French Indochina.

Destinations: Cambodia | Laos | Thailand
Topics: People | Performing Arts | Animals | 20th Century History | Nature
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