Happy sigh … Don’t you just love house guests who give expensive Belgian chocolates for Valentine’s Day, stay cheerful when faced with no running water, happily explore new places on their own, whip up a tasty Mexican feast for dinner, get excited about geckos and tropical fruit, and curl up on the sofa with a … Continue reading The Coles in Vientiane
One of the highlights of living in Laos is the ability to cycle out of the city and in to the countryside within minutes. Who knew riding my bike would also open my world to a fun new group of people and the opportunity to reach out to my host country? If you’ve been following … Continue reading Three Weeks to Go! Team Dai Seeks Your Support
Now that I’m back in Vientiane, it’s time to get back in the cycling groove. Team Dai is training for a 3-day, 400-kilometer ride to Phonsavan in March. I’m excited that they changed the destination from Luang Prabang (only because now I’ve BEEN to Luang Prabang – see my posts from last week, but I … Continue reading Cycling Sisters
As we all know, cooking is not my forte. (See my Christmas cookie post for background.) However, my baby sister, Megan, is quite at home in the kitchen and doesn’t shirk from scary paraphernalia such as the VitaMix and lemon zesters. Too broke to shop and too lazy to head out on an adventure tour, … Continue reading Cookin’ Up a Lao Storm
i seriously don’t have the energy to hold down two keys at the same time, so pardon the lack of capital letters… Oh fine, in the interest of readability I’ll push myself that extra mile … even though I’ve already cycled about 50 today. Yes, you heard me right. I rode 50 miles today on … Continue reading Live and Let Dai
Thursday’s Vientiane adventure with Tony N. and Rand included stops at two local Buddhist temples: Si Muan and Si Saket. Wat Si Muang Various legends surround the original construction of Wat Si Muang, but here’s the gist of the story: King Setthathirat moved his capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane in 1563, so a group … Continue reading What Wat?