Stories about Economy in Mekong River
Distant Relatives in Flesh and Stonepeter barnes - pdbarnes [375] The National Museum seemed like a good place to get our cultural bearings. And it was, meaning it was the first in a long line of the unexpected in Cambodia.
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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Courteous Chaos on the Streetspeter barnes - pdbarnes [375] Cambodia is changing fast. The genteel disregard for traffic rules may not last long. For the moment it is an image of a nation getting things done with insufficient horsepower.
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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Sticky RiceMaryLou 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
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The dogs of SanglaburiJohn McMahon - dictater2 [261] When a motor cycle plows into a dog on a dark road in the mountians of thailand I find myself cared for by a women I cant communicate with.
Destinations:
Malaysia |
United Arab Emirates |
Burma |
Mekong River |
Cambodia |
Laos |
Thailand |
Japan
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A Ticket to Hope - CambodiaLee Alvin - oldyonfoldy [801] A returned visit to the capital city of the "Wild wild east" of South East Asia led me to discover new hope for Cambodia's future through her warm and remarkable young people. Its a city bravely...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia |
Angkor
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Being a model in Vietnam: a girl's dream, a father's nightmareAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Ten years ago, there was no fashion industry in Vietnam. Now, teenagers dream of becoming models...
Destinations:
Ho Chi Minh City |
Vietnam
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Monks, Baguettes & Shopping TooJoshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407] Though not often mentioned among Asia's top five must-visit cities, Vientiane should be high on any traveler's to-visit list . While the Laotian capital's days as a quiet backwater (visited chiefly by...
Destinations:
Laos |
Luang Prabang
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Laos' Nam Theun II damAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] HANOI, April 2, 2005 - After unceasing financial and political fights, the immense Nam Theun II dam project in Laos is assured of going ahead after a decision by the World Bank to give it support and...
Destinations:
Vientiane |
Laos
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Saigon SouthAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] HO CHI MINH CITY, July 17, 2005 - Fifteen years ago Saigon South was all marshland and paddy fields, worked by peasant farmers. But years of runaway growth have led to a remarkable transformation. The...
Destinations:
Ho Chi Minh City |
Vietnam
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Poverty-stricken Laos looks to dam for salvationAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] NAKAI PLATEAU, Laos, Dec 1, 2002 - As barefooted, half-naked children and foraging pigs run circles around him, Siphouan Syphachanh, the headman of Sop Phene village in central Laos, yearns for an end...
Destinations:
Vientiane |
Laos
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