http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/ Adventurer in Southeast Asia searches for home en-CA Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:07:21 -0500 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/02/musings-on-friendship-bridges-and-rush-to-build-them.html http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/02/musings-on-friendship-bridges-and-rush-to-build-them.html It always amuses me to read about “friendship” bridges, the ones that tie Thailand and Laos. The two peoples are natural constituents, sharing a similar language, culture and geography. The two Thai-Lao bridges, at Nong Khai-Vientiane and Mukdahan-Savannakhet, are symbols... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HCwqnee5BwukLLdJbpzO24AKUr8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HCwqnee5BwukLLdJbpzO24AKUr8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HCwqnee5BwukLLdJbpzO24AKUr8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HCwqnee5BwukLLdJbpzO24AKUr8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> China Current Affairs Isaan Japan Laos Southeast Asia Thailand Transportation Siam.Rick Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:07:21 -0500 http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/02/film-on-burmese-monks-protest-an-oscar-nominee.html http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/02/film-on-burmese-monks-protest-an-oscar-nominee.html One of the Oscar nominees just announced this week is a long-form documentary film set in Burma/Myanmar during the 2007 monks’ protest against the repressive military regime. It’s called Burma VJ, a collection of videos by Burmese journalists, shot at... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5zMby9b2rlXXNvvZlZYZ_M7xh0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5zMby9b2rlXXNvvZlZYZ_M7xh0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5zMby9b2rlXXNvvZlZYZ_M7xh0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5zMby9b2rlXXNvvZlZYZ_M7xh0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Burma/Myanmar Current Affairs Film Siam.Rick Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:19:37 -0500 http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/01/thanks-to-all-the-wonderful-thai-people-who-helped.html http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/01/thanks-to-all-the-wonderful-thai-people-who-helped.html I was sitting outside of the Windsor Hotel in Nakhon Phanom on my second morning. There was a comfortable bench where I could watch the town coming to life. More like I was. I had a cup of Nescafe (the... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXS2N4t_MSx_Dg47Wd0iyFn0wh8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXS2N4t_MSx_Dg47Wd0iyFn0wh8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXS2N4t_MSx_Dg47Wd0iyFn0wh8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXS2N4t_MSx_Dg47Wd0iyFn0wh8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Isaan Thailand Transportation Siam.Rick Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:09:15 -0500 http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/01/beauty-comes-in-many-forms-in-nakhon-phanom.html http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/01/beauty-comes-in-many-forms-in-nakhon-phanom.html A ferry crosses the Mekong from Laos to Thailand, at Nakhon Phanom. Shows off the beauty of the Lao side. Another beautiful feature is the riverside promenade in Nakhon Phanom. And yet another beautiful feature of Nakhon Phanom, very pretty... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Gq-KNgCwKpnK9qLMOEttM24Tc5k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Gq-KNgCwKpnK9qLMOEttM24Tc5k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Gq-KNgCwKpnK9qLMOEttM24Tc5k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Gq-KNgCwKpnK9qLMOEttM24Tc5k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Accommodations Isaan Laos Thai women Thailand Transportation Siam.Rick Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:37:08 -0500 http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/01/if-the-hotel-towels-stink-move-on.html http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/01/if-the-hotel-towels-stink-move-on.html The B&P Hotel in the northern part of downtown Vientiane, Laos, served my needs very well. It was my fourth hotel in four days. I stayed for three nights. My friends stayed in a Vientiane hotel one time and said... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K2daAlAV6c_3tZVckI09tb_9nls/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K2daAlAV6c_3tZVckI09tb_9nls/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K2daAlAV6c_3tZVckI09tb_9nls/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K2daAlAV6c_3tZVckI09tb_9nls/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Accommodations Bleeding the tourist Costs and pricing Laos Transportation Siam.Rick Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:31:43 -0500