December 3rd, 2014 — 2:49am
But then again…there’s jaew makok. Makok, often referred to as a Lao/Thai olive, is the fruit from the spondia tree. The sour fruit is used in Issan somtam or tam mak hung in Lao. When grilled over charcoal the thin layer of pulp around the stone is also be used in a delicious jaew
December 2nd, 2014 — 5:49am
A Lao laab is a beautiful thing. One of my favourite dishes.
October 22nd, 2014 — 10:50am
Lotus flowers left as prayer offerings leaning against a wall at Tat Luang, Vientiane.
October 16th, 2014 — 7:26am
Here’s a quick black and white snapped in a Vientiane temple during prayers to mark Boun Ok Pansa, the end of rainy season retreat.
October 2nd, 2014 — 8:55am
The fresh markets of Vientiane are colourful, chaotic and full of characters. Shoppers, and photographers, are spoiled for choice and there are many markets to explore. Most open either in the early morning and are done by 11 a.m. or in the late afternoon and stay until dusk. Of course there are also several markets
September 23rd, 2014 — 9:45am
Well before daybreak, young girls in Yangon are working hard filleting a haul of freshwater fish from the Ayeyarwady River.
September 22nd, 2014 — 4:26am
I recently spent a rain-soaked weekend in the eastern Thai town of Chanthaburi. It’s a pleasant provincial town with more than its fair share of beautiful old buildings which were built by Vietnamese immigrants in the 1920s. Most visitors to Thailand pass through without stopping, en route to nearby Trat, the ferry point for
August 23rd, 2014 — 10:14am
August 23rd, 2014 — 7:31am
A soup seller with her earthenware pot wrapped in lotus leaves sitting in a side street waiting for customers.
August 21st, 2014 — 8:13am
The history of Australia and Thailand are inextricably linked by one of the darkest moments of World War II, the construction of the infamous Thai-Burma Railway. Just before dusk in the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi, hoards of day trippers pose for photographs at the Bridge on the River Kwai. Others wait patiently for night to
