March 26, 2006 March 26, 2006 Map: Two Weeks in Laos by Joshua Berman [flashback post, painted map a month late] By boat, bus, and second-class bogey, we float and poke down the Mekong, across the northwest corner…
February 26, 2006 February 26, 2006 Allons-y a Vientiane! by Joshua Berman The Maison du Café is one of many anomalous Parisian flourishes that color the sidewalks, streets, and plazas of Vientiane, the steamy capital of…
February 23, 2006 February 23, 2006 Country Roads: Luang Prabang to Vientiane, via Pak Lai by Joshua Berman Recovered from our respective illnesses, Tay and I tuk-tuk to the southern Luang Prabang bus station to begin a three-day trip to the capital…
February 18, 2006 February 18, 2006 Lost in Laos: Luang Prabang by Joshua Berman Luang Prabang gracefully absorbs the 140 people from our slow-boat ride. In fact, I am told that Luang Prabang now hosts over 500 new…
February 16, 2006 February 16, 2006 With the Masses on the Mekong by Joshua Berman The two-day trip down the Mekong River, from Chiang Khong, Thailand, into the very heart of Laos at Luang Prabang, is indeed something to…