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Dinner at Lotus Restaurant, Vientiane, Laos (2011)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Doug

Wonderful dinner of chicken red curry, noodles and shrimp nem, washed down with a Beer Lao, on a warm evening in Vientiane, Laos. Lotus restaurant: Recommended! (2011)

Rue Hengboun, Vientiane, across from the Lao National Cultural Hall

 

 

 

Posted in Food & Wine | Tagged Food, Laos

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Recent News Items That Have Caught My Eye

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=> Palestinian Birders

It turns out that the Palestinian territories are a globally important flyway for birds. Palestinian birdwatchers put their lives on the line to keep an eye on the birds and related environmental concerns. Hopefully, the time in nature provides a measure of solace in a challenging situation. May this compensate for the risks taken!
The Guardian has once again uncovered an amazing story… linked here:
Palestinian birdwatchers defy danger to scan the skies

The Guardian, 6 June 2024

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=> Penobscot language 

While clearing out some back issues of the New Yorker, I came across this heartrending story on the struggle to save a Native American language  (“Final Say“, 19 April 2021, behind a paywall, but with limited access available). The article drew me in and caused me to drop everything and read it.

The destruction and calcification of the Penobscot language as an historical artifact is a terrible development. But the remnants of the language are being reclaimed with mixed success by the tribe’s survivors. They are trying to reconnect with it, as they are able. I hope they can reclaim this part of their identity in a manner that suits them.

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