October 08, 2019

Research at megalithic jar site 52 and the discovery of new jar sites

Title:  Research at megalithic jar site 52 and the discovery of new jar sites in Xiang Khouang Province, Laos
By:  Dougald O’Reilly, Louise Shewan, Mailo Khamphouvong, Amphai Butphachit
Publisher, year:  Asian Archaeology, 2019


Excavating among the megaliths: recent research at the ‘Plain of Jars’ site 1 in Laos

Title:  Excavating among the megaliths: recent research at the ‘Plain of Jars’ site 1 in Laos
By:  Dougald O'Reilly, Louise Shewan, Kate Domett, Siȃn E. Halcrow, Thonglith Luangkhoth
Publisher, year:  Cambridge University Press, 2019
Issue:  Volume 93, Issue 370, August 2019 , pp. 970-989

Excavating among the megaliths: recent research at the ‘Plain of Jars’ site 1 in Laos

Miss Tourism Laos 2019

July 13, 2019

Roadside rock carvings

ທາງໄປແຂວງຖ້າແຂກເຮັນພຣະພຸດທະຮູບ
Random roadside Buddha rock carvings along the way to Thakek, Laos.

June 23, 2019

Variations of the Khene

Variations of the Khene
ແຄນລາວ Lao Khene musical instrument.
Credit: Dr. Hongkad Souvannavong

June 09, 2019

Vientiane Plant Sale 2019

Vientiane Plant Sale
ຕະຫຼາດນັດຕົ້ນໄມ້ແລະເບັຍໄມ້ຢູ່ເດີນພະທາດຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
Vientiane's plant sale at Tat Luang field.

June 01, 2019

Temple grasshopper

Temple grasshopper
ຮູ້ຈັກຄວາມມາຍບໍ ຕັກກະແຕນຢູ່ວັດ
Do you know the meaning of the temple grasshopper?

May 26, 2019

Naga shrine

Naga shrine
ນັບຖືພຣະຍານາກບໍ
Do you respect the naga?

May 25, 2019

Waterfall Buddha

Waterfall Buddha
ນ້ຳຕົກແລະພະພຸດທະຮູບຢູ່ວັດ
Waterfall and Buddha at Lao temple.

May 16, 2019

Some corruption numbers from LIWG

Vesakabusa Day Celebrations in Vientiane

Vesakabusa Day Celebrations in Vientiane
ສະຫລອງ ວັນວີສາຂະບູຊາ ຢູ່ຕາດຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
Vesakabusa Day, a UN recognized special day of celebration, being celebrated at Tat Luang in Vientiane, Lao PDR. 16-18 May 2019, each evening starting at 7pm with live performances and food vendors.

May 15, 2019

Vesakabusa Day - Celebration performance by high school students


ສະຫລອງ ວັນວີສາຂະບູຊາ ຢູ່ຕາດຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
Posted by Laoconnection.com on Thursday, May 16, 2019

May 09, 2019

A Tat Luang NOT in Vientiane

ພະທາດຫຼວງນຳທາ. ສາມາດເຂົ້າໄປໄດ້ເດີ 
Luang Namtha Stupa. You can go inside as well.

March 18, 2019

A new comprehensive overview of the Plain of Jars

Title:  Megalithic Jar Sites of Laos:  A Comprehensive Overview and New Discoveries
By:  Dougald O'Reilly, Louise Shewan, Julie Van Den Bergh, Samlane Luangaphay, Thonglith Luangkhoth
Publisher/Year:  Journal of Indo-Pacific Archeology, vol. 42 (2018)
Cost:  Free

Megalithic Jar Sites of Laos:  A Comprehensive Overview and New Discoveries

Megaliths of Upper Laos

March 13, 2019

A treehouse in the water

ເຮືອນນ້ອຍ​ຢູ່​ນ້ຳໄຫລ A little treehouse above the blue waterfall cascades in Luangprabang, Laos.

March 10, 2019

Damaged Beauty

Damaged Lao Buddha statue
ເກົ໋າແລະຫັກແຕກເຕ່ວ່າຍັງງາມ
Lao  Buddha statues (above) and an old mandala mural painting on the wall of a temple (below).

March 08, 2019

A quaint village

A quaint village
ບ້ານກອງລານມວາງປາກແບງແຂວງອຸດົມໄຊ
Gonlang village, Pakbeng district, Oudomsai province, Laos.

March 07, 2019

March 06, 2019

Little village vignette

Little village vignette
ບ້ານສົບເລົ້າຢູ່ແຂວງຫົວພັນ
Soplao village (namnern), Houaphan province, Laos.

February 14, 2019

Flower offering

Flower offering
ດອກໄມ້ຈັນ (dok mau jun) A variation of a flower offering for the deceased at Lao funerals.

February 04, 2019

Nightly beauty

Nightly beauty
ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນຍັງງາມ  Even at night it's still beautiful.
Luangprabang temple