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Pétanque

Pétanque: a popular game in Laos

Pétanque, a game of boules, is one of Laos’ favorite pastimes.

Laos Exotissimo Travel

Thong Hai Hin, 12 km from Phonsavan, at the Plain of Jars is the most readily accessible place to witness these mysterious stone vessels.

Plain of Jars, Vale of Tears

In the highlands of Laos you'll find even more to ponder than the enigmatic stone jars strewn acr...

Laos Philip Game

That Luang

Getting Down in Laos, The Invented State

The Lao National Museum (LNM), located in the capital Vientiane, contains only a few exhibits ded...

Laos Kenneth Champeon

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SEA-worthy: Some Recent Southeast Asian Literature

When one thinks of famous Southeast Asian writers, one thinks of...nobody. Nada. Not exactly true...

Laos / Vietnam / Myanmar Kenneth Champeon

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Thai town in uproar over charges that fireball phenomenon is faked

Residents of a remote town in northern Thailand are up in arms over a TV investigation which foun...

Laos / Thailand AFP

The Auto Rickshaw - Thailand, Tuk Tuk in Bangkok

The Auto Rickshaw

Exotissimo Travel introduces you to the famous Tuk Tuk of South East Asia...

Laos Exotissimo Travel

That Dam, the Black Stupa in downtown Vientiane, conceals a seven-headed dragon which re-emerges to protect the city in times of danger.

Vientiane : When Will The Levee Break?

How do we who weren't born yesterday, summon up Vientiane Before The Revolution, recalling that l...

Laos Philip Game

The Mekong, Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future, by Milton Osborne

Une Monomanie du Mekong

Review of Milton Osborne's "The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future"

Laos / Vietnam / Cambodia Kenneth Champeon

A monk at Luang Prabang's Wat Saen bundles up on a cold February day.

The Charming Monks of Laos

Visitors to Luang Prabang are usually struck by the serene, tranquil nature of this idyllic Laos ...

Laos Donald Gilliland

A Pleasant 'Hell' in Laos

Just outside the city limits of Vientiane, our little old bus bounced down the dusty two-lane roa...

Laos / Thailand Donald Gilliland

River Travels in Southern Laos

I saw a "Save the Dolphins" poster in Pakse, the market town of 60,000 which is the capital of Ch...

Laos / Mekong River Leslie Nevison

Sex, Lies and B-52s

* * * * * "There are no fighter pilots down in hell The place is full of queers, navigators, bomb...

Laos Kenneth Champeon

Thank You for Flying Spook Air

Review of Air America, a book not by any means to be confused with the film by the same name. By...

Laos Kenneth Champeon

Lao Beef Stew

Recipe: Lao Beef Stew

This spicy stew is intended for cooking water buffalo. But beef is used here, since it is similar...

Laos Celeste Heiter

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Portrait of an Anti-hero

Review of Tim O'Brien's Going After Cacciato , Broadway Books, 1999.

Laos / Vietnam / Myanmar Kenneth Champeon

The Road Less Travelled

The driver of our longtail boat cut the engine, pointed at our backpacks and then at the building...

Laos / Cambodia / Vietnam Danyael Halprin

The early morning mist lifts off the Mekong River at Pakbeng.

Transportation challenges in Laos

Even though it borders Thailand - undoubtedly Southeast Asia's most popular travel destination - ...

Laos / Mekong River Donald Gilliland

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A Brush With Death in Upcountry Laos

Although the Mekong River offers a peaceful backdrop, even paradise cannot mask the pain of famil...

Laos / Thailand David Calleja

Air America

Film Review: Air America

Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson star as Billy Covington and Gene Ryack, maverick pilots working ...

Laos Celeste Heiter

Going Nowhere on the Bolivan Plateau

Going Nowhere on the Bolivan Plateau

Taking the road less traveled has its own peculiar risks, as our humble narrator discovered on a ...

Laos Joshua Samuel Brown

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