I had some trepidation about visiting Vietnam. I was warned that it would be similar to China in terms of hawking, touts, impatience and aggression, and considering the hard time I had in China, I wasn’t sure about subjecting myself to all that stress again. However, my friend showed me his pictures of Sapa and [...]

Everytime I hear the word Laos I think of a hilarious scene from King of The Hill.  An Asian family has just moved next door to Hank Hill.  He and his friends approach the family and the following ensues: Hank: So are you Chinese or Japanese? Minh: No, we are Laotian. Bill Dauterive: The ocean? [...]