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Tag: Vientiane

Caving in to a bike race, but winning anyway

It was already 7 p.m. Mr Khamkeun thought of giving up. His legs were complaining. “Let’s ride a car and I’ll pay,” he tried to convince me. But, my mind was already set to arrive there by my bike so I said it’s alright if he goes ahead.

bike race, biking, cycling, Lao Cycling Federation, Laos, Vangvieng, Vientiane

Cold Christmas away from home

By Lorie Ann Cascaro on December 24 2013 4:57 pm VIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews/24 Dec.) — In a small country where … More

Christmas, Davao City, expat, Laos, Vientiane

Another Day: A story about living in Vientiane’s wasteland

By Lorie Ann Cascaro on November 22 2013 7:39 pm VIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews / 22 Nov) – Welcome to “Disneyland”! … More

garbage, landfill, Laos, Vientiane, wasteland

On the Lao side, Naga fireballs remain…

By Lorie Ann Cascaro on October 24 2013 5:59 pm People swarm into a small village in Vientiane to see … More

Lao, Laos, Mekong River, Naga festival, Vientiane

‘Winning beyond boat racing’

By Lorie Ann Cascaro on October 19 2013 11:12 amVIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews/19 October)–In Ban Sai Fong Neua, 17 kilometers south … More

boat racing, Lao-International Women's Boat team, Laos, Vientiane

Laos kids express hope for the future through images

By Lorie Ann Cascaro on September 7 2013 3:59 pm Through drawings, photos and role play, children from different provinces … More

Lao children, Laos, Sombath, Vientiane, World Vision

More Koreans choose Laos

A growing number of Koreans visit the country for “healing” while some of them stay for retirement, business or volunteering

healing, Korean, Laos, Seoul, South Korea, tourism, Vientiane

Getting fit in Vientiane

VIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews / 6 Sept) – It’s 5 p.m. here in the prefecture. In Vientiane Times newsroom, journalists take … More

exercise, getting fit, Laos, Mekong River, running, That Luang, Vientiane

Has Vangvieng changed?

One year after the government closed the bars and put an end to drug outlets in Vangvieng, the village is struggling to get back to business. We spent a weekend.

backpacker, Laos, Vangvieng, Vientiane

Making friends in Laos by "11 Bus"

I was walking along the bricked sidewalks at corners Chao Anou Road and Rue Setthathilath in Ventiane, Laos, when I … More

Laos, making friends, top tourist destination in the world, Vientiane
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