After performing the Buddhist lent for three months, in the rainy season starting from the 1st dark moon of the eight month to the 1st dark moon of the eleventh moon, the closing ceremony is organized. Firstly, the performance of Buddhist lent activities is the responsibilities of the monks, not for the lay people. There [...]
Archive for February, 2010
25 Feb
Buddhist ceremony
Traditionally, a Buddhist ceremony which is performed every year is called Hidsipsong, tradition of 12 months, while the fourteen rules on salutation made by officials, sister-in-law, husband and wife and all Loa people are called Khongsipsi. These above are intended to express salutation and loving kindness to the god and people. Baci is multi-purpose ceremony [...]
25 Feb
Luang Prabang Transportations
1. Air Three carriers — Lao Airlines, Bangkok Airways and Vietnam Airlines — fly in and out of Luang Prabang and serve both domestic and international destinations. LPQ is the airport code and the airport itself is a tiny little affair reminiscent of simpler times.Domestically, Lao Airlines provides service to Vientiane several times daily and [...]
24 Feb
Luang Prabang Journey
Feeling abit rough from the night before and still tired from the Gibbons experience we set off early down the Mekong river on yet another slowboat, this time for 2 days with a 1 night stop over in a shady port called Pak-beng. Jan was feeling particually bad because on of her rare but painful [...]
24 Feb
What to see in Xieng Khouang
Xieng Khouhang consists of six districts Muang Khoune, Muang Phonsavanh, Muang Nong Hai, Muang Kham, Muang Mork, and Muang Phou Koud. Situated in the southernmost remote provinces of Laos, the area was part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, where troops, supplies and artillery were smuggled out of northern Vietnam and through the mountains on [...]
23 Feb
Thing to see in Vientiane
For many, Laos is the highlight of their Southeast Asia trip as it has been saved from the mass tourist trail that has led to her neighbours –Thailand and Vietnam. This relatively undeveloped nation is located between rugged mountains and the fertile low lands of the Mekong, and is touched by both European and Asian [...]
9 Feb
The Journey To SiemReap
It was a long bus journey from HoChiMinh into SiemReap, Cambodia but somehow with all the intricacies of the road, landscape, happenins and people the 12 hour journey became short. We first stopped at the Vietnamese border after three hours along with the rest of the bus passengers and it went smooth.A few minutes later [...]
9 Feb
Cambodia Travel Guide
We’ve trusted our eyes our whole life, but once visiting Cambodia, we may start doubting them. In front of Angkor Wat, one of the world’s greatest achievements, we seem to be so tiny. Drops of the sunlight piece the ancient walls and bring people from the modern life back to the Empire of Kingdom Champa as [...]
9 Feb
Hanoi In My Mind
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a city of lakes, shaded streets and verdant public parks. Come to Hanoi, you will have a chance to explore the rich cultural heritage with the Old Quarter, I’m very exciting to go around Old Quater by cyclo, walking in Old Quater to buy clothers( Hang Dao Street), some [...]
9 Feb
Vietnam Travel Guides
To the rest of the world, Vietnam is known as a poor country, which has been suffered a lot from the wars. Nowadays, with huge efforts from different social classes and “open window” policies of the Government, Vietnam gradually becomes a ‘new destination’ to the worldwide. Vietnam tourism reveals as a place of peace, unique culture [...]
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