Spoon Village

Molten aluminum is poured into a small hole in the wooden mould (top right), and in minutes it solidifies into a spoon. The mould is opened and the spoon pried out, and excess aluminum is tossed back into the furnace.

Beating Swords Into Plowshares

November 19th 2017
Getting to Phonsavan A songthaew came to get me at my hotel at the appointed time to take me to the bus station where our minibus was waiting. The inside of the minibus was already full of stuff; there were sacks of grain on the aisle and cans of cooking oil underneath the seats. Because of this, I was stoked when we set out with four empty seats. The minibus headed north ... read more

Asia » Laos » East » Phonsavan

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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