December 22nd, 2010
Vientiane War
Ex-bomb site becomes tourist hot spot TAKE an exclusive look at one of the most bombed countries on Earth, which is now a popular tourist destination – but would you visit?
A cave used by Pathet Lao insurgents in the 1970's. Picture: Lonely Planet
People crossing the Nam Song River. Picture: Lonely Planet
FOR centuries Laos was a buffer state, wedged between a pair of bigger neighbours, Thailand and Vietnam, and busy paying tribute to one, the other or both.
In the 1960s and 1970s this balancing act came undone in spectacular fashion when, split down the middle in its role as a Cold War proxy for both American and communist forces, Laos became the most bombed country in history.
But almost four decades after the end of the Second Indochina War, Laos is finally growing out of its role as buffer state and is becoming a crossroads in an increasingly globalised region.
[Full article here.]
Tapestry of Hope Tuk Tuk Ride, Vientiane 1MSP – Legacies of War
November 12, 2010 — We took the Tapestry of Hope exhibit on a tuk tuk around Vientiane during the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. For information on the Tapestry of Hope and Legacies of War, visit legaciesofwar.org.
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Sing Me No Sad Songs $5.99 This exciting novel about a young Air Force pilot on secret duty in Laos after the February 1973 cease-fire is based on actual historical events in that landlocked Kingdom. After the shoot down and capture of his best friend by the communist Pathet Lao, Brian Marshall, a raven FAC, devises and executes an unauthorized rescue attempt. However, it is more than just a war story. It is also the story … |
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Blue Falcon – Set in Thailand & Laos $6.99 Set in Thailand & LaosWhy make a deal with the devil when you’ve got God on a technicality? For Bangkok Security Consultant and James Bond wannabe Richard Falcone, that technicality grants him immortality as long as he remains a blue falcon.blue falcon / n / (slang, derog) 1(a) A code phrase coined by US military personnel. (b) Someone who serves himself at the expense of others. (c) Buddy F**kerB… |
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Laos: A Journey Beyond the Mekong Laos is one of Asia’s final frontiers, a country of teeming forests, rare hilltribes and spectacular mountain scenery that is only slowly opening up to the modern world. Squeezed between Vietnam, China, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar and fed by the mighty waters of the Mekong River, it is a magical destination that has largely escaped the influences of neighbouring countries. Over a three-year per… |
