A dam exploded in Laos, causing massive flooding and deaths for thousands downstream. While this is just one example of the problems caused by badly planned dams… mais 11 palavras
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Habits of Hunger
mais 1.077 palavras“The Italians and Spanish, the Chinese and Vietnamese, see food as part of a larger, more essential and pleasurable part of daily life. Not as an experience to be collected or bragged about–or as a ritual like filling up a car–but as something else that gives pleasure, like sex or music, or a good nap in the afternoon.” – anthony.bourdain
The Social Travels
Hello everyone!
I have some catching up to do. In this blogpost, I’ll tell you about our following adventures in Laos, namely in Vang Vieng and in Vientiane. mais 1.152 palavras
Festival of Light (Lai Heua Fai) in Luang Prabang
One thing we are absolutely awful about is planning our travel around festivals. If we were smarter, we would be tracking festivals in the region and making sure we saw the fun ones (can’t believe we’ve never experienced Songkran in Thailand) and avoiding the ones where everything shuts down (Tet in Hoi An was a really, really bad idea). mais 694 palavras
13th to 18th October - Laos to Vietnam
These few days were strictly travel and rest days. On the 13th I had the hangover of a lifetime and dreaded the bus I had booked to take me to Vientiane. mais 909 palavras
12th October - Laos, Vang Vieng
Today was another day of incredible fun! Honestly, today and yesterday together were awesome. Definitely some of my best memories.
This morning some of the group got up super early to head to the viewpoint but I opted to stay in bed, as did Matt. mais 1.643 palavras
I Am Certain of Nothing
An article by Sidd Sood.
mais 830 palavras“A few years ago, I got the words ‘I am certain of nothing ’ tattooed on my arm. It’s what makes travelling what it is.