Papaya salad and noodle soup

Vientiane, Laos - the land of wood and water

February 10th 2015
But here we are in Vientiane smooth as silk and happy to be landed safe and sound, Air Asia's woes receding into the background. That seamless early morning journey found me sat next to a Lao diplomat from the consulate in Brunei. Educated in Economics and Politics in Moscow, a polyglot speaking Lao, Russian, English, and Japanese. Those were the ones he told me about. Not on official busine ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more

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Meryl Dunton-Rose

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A long time traveller with a father with itchy feet who encouraged me to see all. So glad the pandemic is over! Another long sojourn in Europe this year 2023 with an exciting three weeks in Sri Lanka as the culmination of the trip. Graeme and I travel well together and enjoy exploring some of the unusual and some of the well-trodden sights the world has to offer. Plans for Gino our motorhome to be travelling through Italy, Albania and Montenegro this year interspersed with family events and a 100th birthday party! More on that later. ... full info

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10th February 2015

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Chilli-ness
Is the Lao food spicy? I can see a few chillies in the papaya salad, but the noodle soup looks decidedly un-spicy.

10th February 2015

Mert
Meryl Dunton-Rose

You like spicy?
Oh yes! Lao people love their spicy dips and chillies. It is all very fresh though with lots of lemongrass, coriander, basil, lime and so on. More Vietnamese than Thai.

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