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On a chicken wing and a prayer

May 7, 2009 · by Lauren · in Laos, Travel Stories

Caught in the act | Photo by Lauren Girardin At some point, I deleted photos from a memory card, thinking I had transferred them to our laptop. Well, I was wrong. All the photos that would have gone along with…

Aw, C’maaawhn!

May 2, 2009 · by Lauren · in Laos, Travel Stories

I <3 the Buddha | Photo by Lauren Girardin “So, you guys feel also a little too old for Vang Vieng?” This question comes from one of the few guys our age that Todd and I have seen while tubing…

Luang Prabang, Laos travel tips

May 1, 2009 · by Lauren · in Laos, Travel Guides

Where we ate: Phousi Restaurant – Knowing how spicy Laotian papaya salad can be, we asked for mild and it was still delivered inedibly spicy (and we love spicy). Fruit shakes were miserable concoctions, beer was overpriced.: NAH Pasaneyom Coffee…

Tourist, Beer Lao, and a tube in Vang Vieng, Laos

An angel and devil on our shoulders

April 14, 2009 · by Lauren · in Laos, Travel Stories

It probably wouldn’t have occurred to us to go to Vang Vieng, Laos if Liz – a traveler that Todd and I met back on our tigerless safari in Ranthambore, India – hadn’t posted a Facebook status update that said,…

Vang Vieng, Laos travel tips

April 13, 2009 · by Lauren · in Laos, Travel Guides

Where we ate: In Vang Vieng, we didn’t like many of the eating options. Natureview Restaurant, on the road to Pou Kham Cave – Though we only had one dish of lap, a lao lao mojito, and homemade potent pineapple…

The innocent bewilderment of Vientiane

April 9, 2009 · by Lauren · in Laos, Travel Stories

Laotian naga from Wat Sisaket | Art by Todd Berman We’re such wimps. Rather than hop on a cheap bus over the Vietnam-Laos border, Todd and I decide to fly. We’d heard enough grievous tales of 4 a.m. shakedowns for…

Vientiane, Laos travel tips

April 8, 2009 · by Lauren · in Laos, Travel Guides

Where we ate: Morning Market – We’re pretty sure we didn’t find the actual Morning Market, known for it’s street food, but we did find a lady on Lane Xiang Ave near Hatsady Rd making fresh rice paper rolls with…

Coconuts and karsts in my sketchbook – Art from Vietnam

April 1, 2009 · by Todd · in Travel Art, Vietnam

Que Dua coconut$65, mixed media and candy wrappers on paper, 8″ x 10″ I wanted new pictures in my head to go with the word “Vietnam.” I knew that my mental image of the country I got from war movies…

Hanoi, Vietnam travel tips

March 31, 2009 · by Lauren · in Travel Guides, Vietnam

On and off, we spent almost a week in Hanoi, and we spent many meals hopping from one little shop to another, noshing on each shop’s specialty. So, there are a lot of travel tips! Read on…

Just like in the movies

March 30, 2009 · by Lauren · in Travel Stories, Vietnam

Toes up soda can pigeons, Hanoi, Vietnam | Photo by Lauren Girardin Todd and I are literally forcing ourselves out of Vietnam. After five weeks of south to north exploration, we’ve looked at our waning travel calendar and the list…

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