Houey Hong, a small, quiet village on the outskirts of Vientiane, still bustling on a Friday morning just like the city center itself, with shopkeepers, construction, and motorbikes. But take a couple of left turns down the poorly weathered dirt roads and you'll find a compound of eight buildings, seemingly still, buried amongst the quiet … Continue reading A Piece of Lao Culture

With a little under 7 million citizens, Laos is known for its jungle countryside and the many villages that span throughout the land. There are just a few cities that have name recognition outside of Southeast Asia, one of them being Vang Vieng. Vang Vieng, shown above, is about a 4 hour (very bumpy) van … Continue reading A Weekend in Vang Vieng