Muang Sing skyline:
Muang Sing guesthouse:
Next door:
Mix of old & new:
Windowless wooden structures like this are usually used for grain storage. At the top of each wooden 'stilt' support is a ring of metal sheet. Sometimes metal bomb casings are used instead of wooden stilts. The cat puzzled over it - a ring of metal wouldn't stop termites...until it was pointed out to the cat that rat (& cat) claws cannot grip onto smooth metal =P
Essential mushroom:
Like the edible types, this mushroom can be found in local markets. The difference is that this type is found only in the dry goods section, & usually sold with its stalk detached, & to use it you have to attach the stalk to the cap & wire it up.
more Muang Sing:
Location in a valley:
Can just imagine how lush the scenery would be during the wet season, when the skies are clear & fields are flooded & full of emerald green rice seedlings...
Merry laughter, shrieking, drumming & singing brought the cat up to the guesthouse rooftop to look around for the source - a party next door:
Half of our annual budget is funded by selling Lao coffee. Everybody wins:
the farmer, the coffee lover and, most importantly, the villagers who have
their land cleared of UXO.
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As our supporters savor a steaming cup of coffee they can take both pride
and comfort from the knowledge that their purchase of Lao Mountain Coffee
pays th...
3 years ago
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