Lunch with Vandara
Interview with Laos' premier culinary personality
Vandara in her kitchen
Vandara Amphayphone is half cultural ambassador, half celebrity chef, and proprietor of 3 guesthouses. Sound like a lot? Not for her, she squeezed us in for lunch between trips to China and Vietnam. And the food was delicious too.more
Shooting film
Returning to the roots of traditional film photography
My Canon 10D's final image at the rocket festival. RIP Princess.
When the unthinkable happened and my digital SLR decided to throw in the towel, going back to film photography out of desperation turned into an inspiring and wonderful experience in the end.
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No Thanks Rambo
A journey to the dark side of Cambodia
Views from inside S 21 Tuol Sleng
AK47s, opium, hashish, hookers, handguns, beer, cheese water, connect four, torrential rain, mass graves, cows and rocket launchers, genocide, banana skins, your very own army tank, a guy named Rambo and the motorcycle of death. more
The Bad and the Ugly
Narco tourism is more a hindrance than a help to the Laotian economy
Every tourists motivation for travelling is different. But if the reason for your voyage is driven by the urge to smoke drugs all day, offend the locals, and make fun of their culture, you might as well stay in your mothers basement where you belong. more
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