Blogs in February 2020

Mother’s Beloved 22nd February 2020

Outhine Bounyavong is one of the most prominent contemporary writers in Laos. His stories are animated with Laotian virtues of simplicity, compassion, respect for age, and other village mores; they breathe with a gentleness that is fresh and distinctive....

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Lao Folktales 22nd February 2020

Here in one slim volume is a selection of the best-known and best-loved Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. We meet the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng who matches his wits with merchants, monks, and kings....

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Ant Egg Soup: The Adventures Of A Food Tourist In Laos 22nd February 2020

Natacha Du Pont De Bie is no ordinary tourist. She’ll trek for hours or even days in search of a good lunch. Her obsession with food is such that, while others are lying comatose on the beach or cycling...

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One Foot in Laos 22nd February 2020

The ever popular travel-writer Dervla Murphy encounters a large variety of complications on her latest adventure, when she tries to go trekking in little-known Laos. When Dervla Murphy mentioned that Laos was to be her next destination, most people...

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Another Quiet American: Stories Of Life In Laos 22nd February 2020

In Another Quiet American: Stories of Life in Laos, Brett Dakin takes you through the corridors of power and into the living rooms of Laos. Among many others, you’ll meet Brett’s boss, a wealthy general who strikes fear into...

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