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Laos

Out from Chinese Censorship

May 19, 2010

The land of the rising sun has provided us with many things over the last two days. Delicious sushi and beer, orderly street crossings and clean air to name just a few. But one of the most exciting things for flashpackers like us has to be the uncensored and incredibly high-speed internet we have at [...]

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Weaving Our Way Through Laos

March 31, 2010

Looking to learn something new, Keith and I stumbled upon a one day silk dyeing and weaving class at the Ock Pop Tok Living Gallery in Luang Prabang, Laos.  Our goal was to walk away with two presentable silk placements made with our own hands.  The class began with a cup of tea and a [...]

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Panning for Gold in Laos

March 27, 2010

Are those boys are panning for gold?  I learned, while kayaking on the Nam Ou River in Laos near Luang Prabang, that in fact they were.   Many of the poor rural villagers in this area practice small-scale artisanal gold mining.  The average family finds 24 grams of gold through panning at the river during the [...]

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