Hiking Wealth Coffee Nature Trails
Who says there aren’t any hiking trails around Vientiane? Today, we’re exploring a little-known corner of the area, with a unique coffee shop and miles of semi-shaded nature trails.
Expat Life
Daily Life, 11-18 January
Settling into our new digs, slowly getting provisioned, and soaking up the near-perfect weather that is Vientiane in January.
We’re Back!
After reconnecting with family and friends (and disconnecting from the online world) for the past five months, we’re back! — in Laos, and back on AwayGoWe!
Riley’s Introduction to ITECC
By our second full day together, I could tell Riley was getting restless. Only one solution to that in Vientiane. A trip to ITECC! Only problem is it’s no longer a ten minute walk, but a half-day’s journey on foot.
Breaking-in Baby (Pt.3): Homecoming
The third and final installment of our journey back to Laos as a family of four, after five months away in the U.S. on maternity leave.
Breaking-in Baby (Pt.2): Trans-Pacific Air Adventures with Two
15 hours over the Pacific with a toddler and an infant. This is going to be interesting…
Breaking-in Baby (Pt.1): Riley’s First Flight
40 hours, 3 flights, 9,000 miles, 10 pieces of luggage, a 2.5-year-old, and a 3-month-old with his first cold. Here’s the first leg of our journey as a newly-minted expat family of four.
The Best Debit Card to Use Abroad
Think all debit cards are the same when it comes to international travel? Heck no. Here’s my road-tested take on the very best debit card to use abroad, and what makes it the very best.
A Perfect Martini (Literally)
Despite what you might think, a Perfect Martini isn’t James Bond’s famous saucer of shaken vodka. No, my friends, a Perfect Martini is something far more intriguing—and, my new favorite cocktail.
Noe Turns Two
Hard to believe, but the Mister is two years old! We celebrate Noe’s landmark birthday, then our anniversary, two days later.
Green View in Green Season
Returning in the rainy season to one of our Central Laos favorites for a relaxing Father’s Day weekend in this serene and beautiful place.
7 Ways a VPN Will Transform Your Travel Life
Whether traveling across the globe or across the street, having a rock-solid VPN will make your online life more secure and virtually limitless, anywhere. Here’s how.
Daily Life, 16 May – 5 June
Sliding back into rainy season and home base routines—but not without new discoveries, capital city adventures, and a handful of big milestones on the horizon.
15 Tech Essentials for Moving to a Developing Country
Wondering what tech gear you should pack to a developing country or add to your moving abroad checklist? Here are 15 essential travel-tested gadgets for your next move.
20 Essential Facebook Groups for Vientiane Expats
Vientiane can be a tough nut to crack for newcomers. Here are 20 game-changing English-language Facebook groups to help you get the most out of living in this unique and perplexing city.
Sala Keoku: The Other Buddha Park
Exploring sculpter Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat’s even more ambitious and enigmatic Thai sculpture park follow-up to his famed Buddha Park just across the river in Laos.
Udon’s Quirky Nong Bua Lake
A fun morning spent exploring newly refurbished and uniquely Chinese Nong Bua Lake and Chalom Phrakiat Park on our way out of Udon Thani.
Udon Thani
A rare skip across the Mekong to Thailand for BB2’s 20-week anatomy ultrasound—and a weekend of sampling oddities of the industrialized world…
