UXO Visitor Information Centres in Laos
Did you know Laos is the most heavily bombed country in the world per capita? Come to our Visitor Information Centres in Phonsavanh and Vientiane to meet MAG staff and find out more.
Laos Motorcycle Adventure, Episode #6 - Never Stop Riding
This is the last episode of Laos Bike Adventure - Never Stop Riding. Hope you all had enjoyed the previous episodes and Cambodia Bike Adventure as well.
After waking up at Xieng Khouang, Andy Myers goes to see the Plain of Jars - Site 1. It is not a very tourists place with almost no one there. The Jars are giants pots make of rocks, some of them have lid, some not, and the variation in size is very big. At the Plain of Jars the MAG (Mines Advisory Group) - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) still cleaning the area from the land mines and recommends to you to stay inside a path that was cleaned already. The Palin of Jar is along the Ho Chi Ninh trail, which was heavily bombed during the Vietnam War. Andy Myers walks thru the jars and bombs crates until arrive on a cave where people was hiding during the war time as planes dropped bombs on it killing almost everyone inside. I the city you can see many bombs shell being used as decoration in restaurants, hotels, etc. ALso you can visit the MAG (Mines Advisory Group) - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Visitor Information Centre.
After leaving the Jars, Andy Myers goes to check if the bike is ready to ride at the workshop he left the bike on the night before. The bike starts on the first try and it is time to get back to the road. A little bit of riding under the rain, one of his favorite thing, to stop at a top of a hill where there are some restaurants and shops. The view point at the top of the hill where you can see a lot of the amazing landscape of Laos with its many mountains and how it is green the country.
After that Andy Myers gets back to the road, but it start to get dark quick and he stops at the same place from the episode #2 (Vang Vieng) to sleep.
Next day a quick breakfast by the river and paved road towards Vientiane, but before that one more quick stop at a workshop to a quick fix on the bike. After that it is just a great and easy ride to Vientiane to finish this amazing ride.
NEVER STOP RIDING.
PLAIN OF JARS, Phonsavan, Laos (A Rorne Tan Documentary Film 2014)
One of the greatest experience exploring this Plain of Jars at Phonsavan, Laos is not the destination but the journey itself. Nothing beats the feeling of being there when you witness thousands of giant stone jars scattered around the Xieng Khouang plain in Laos that form one of the most bizarre archaeological collections ever recorded in history. These jars appear in clusters and range from a single jar to several hundred on the lower foothills surrounding the central plain and upland valleys. With beautiful surrounding landscapes blending this historical find, it made my trip to Phonsavan the most memorable experience ever when I hiked the famous Site 1, 2 and 3 of the Plain of Jars area.
3D2N PLAIN OF JARS TOUR ITINERARY:
DAY 1
-Pick up from Xieng Khuang Airport or Bus Station at Phonsavan
-Transfer to hotel in Phonsavan & check in
-Go to (i) MAG (Mines Advisory Group (opposite Crater Restaurant)
(ii) UXO Survivor Information Centre & to watch free movies (if available):
- Bomb Harvest (4:30pm show)
- Surviving the Peace (5:50pm show)
- Bombies (6:30pm show)
-Return to hotel and rest.
DAY 2
-Wake and have breakfast.
-Go to Plain of Jar Site 1,2,3
-Go to bomb crater
-Go to Russian tank & whisky village
-Go to Muong Khun
-Go to Wat Pia Wat
-Return to hotel and rest
DAY 3
-Wake and have breakfast.
-Check out hotel. Transfer to Xieng Khuang Airport or Bus Station at Phonsavan
Price included:
~ Pick up and drop off service from Xieng Khuang Airport or Bus Station at Phonsavan
~ 2N stay at a hotel in Phonsavan
~ Land transportation with driver and fuel
~ Mineral water and local snacks
~ All entrance tickets & travel permit
~ English speaking guide
~ Lunch only (noodle soup)
Price excluded:
~ Airport tax, Travel Insurance
~ Camera fee (if any), Bar, Laundry, Phone call, Internet, Tipping
~ Breakfast & Dinner
To join this tour, please email: worldheritage101@yahoo.com
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Luv always,
Director Rorne Tan
Nag loj dej nyab: Hav Tshauv - Phonsavan, Xiengkhouang, Laos 20/7/2018
Keep it for next generations/Khaws tseg rau cov tom ntej tau saib
Bombie Family Interview Part 1
This is an interview with a Lao man and his three young daughters in 2004 about a year after his wife was killed by a bombie when they were working on their rice paddy. I had met him two weeks after the bombie incident while I was leading my second study tour to Laos and we were in Phonsavan to visit the Plain of Jars and visit the UXO Lao facilities because I wanted the teachers to see what the legacy the Lao faced after American bombing during the Secret War. A Tragic UXO Story
Bounpheng is a medical assistant in the Lao army earning about $15 (150,000 kip) a month. Life had been a constant struggle for him and his wife and three daughters, ages 5, 3, and 1 and finally after five years he and his wife saved enough money to buy a small plot of land which they then planned to develop into a rice paddy. One morning in early June 2003 he, his wife and children all walked to their newly acquired land where he and his wife then began the arduous work of preparing it for rice planting. In the middle of the land, there was a pile of dirt that looked like a termite hill. He and his wife tried to flatten the termite hill and as noon time approached his wife told him to leave early to take care of the baby so she could continue to work a little bit more. As soon as Bounpheng turned away, he heard a loud explosion and saw his wife laying on the ground covered in blood.
There was no one near he could call for help and so he picked up his wifes limp and lifeless body and carried it back to his home. His five year daughter carried the baby and all were crying, wondering what had happened to their mother.
Back at his home other villagers came and saw there was nothing they could do for his wife, but saw that he too had been injured and was taken to the hospital. The village helped him out with the funeral of his wife, but he was not provided any compensation by the government and his army unit only gave him 25,000 kip, about $2.50
He and his wife had thought the land was safe, as it had been farmed before, and the termite hill was small, but as his wife had been chopping at some roots there must have been a bombie lodged unseen.
Where life had been a struggle before his wife had died, but with the hope that together they could work together at improving their life, no life seems overwhelming, with little hope. Bounpheng is an orphan and so doesnt have any relatives to help him with taking care of his children and often has to take his children to work.
Laos Essential Artistry and Jim Harris, from Wausau, Wisconsin, have provided some monetary support (approximately $200), with the goal that Bounpheng makes sure his daughters stay in school. The oldest daughter should be about 12 years old now (Feb. 2010)
PLAIN OF JARS (LAOS) : THE WAR IS NOT OVER YET.
40 years after the Indochina War the Plain of Jars is still riddled with unexploded bombs. Today, locals recycle scrap metal from bombs into jewelry. Unexploded cluster bombs (bombies) remain dangerous. As an important archaeological site, the Plain of Jars could be listed as UNESCO World Heritage. But to be listed and for the safety of the locals, the Plain first needs to be cleared of unexploded bombs. Support the Mines Advisory Group : maginternational.org
Plain of Jars - Laos, Part 2 of 3
Finding Lost Civilizations - An Educational Series - Additional Videos At:
Part 2 of 3. Trek with me to Phou Keng mountain and visit the quarry site for the Jars located at the Ban Ang site (Jar Site 1). Also, during our trek at the quarry we encounter a secret North Vietnamese tunnel complex.
Additional Videos At:
Surviving The Peace In The Plain Of Jars - Laos
Finding Lost Civilizations - An Educational Series. Additional Videos At:
This is a two part production. Part 1 began as an Archaeological trek into the Plain of Jars which revealed un-exploded ordnance left over from the Vietnam War era. Part 2 was made possible by the US Department of State, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement.
HKYOYOWING present: Play Yoyo Everywhere Chapter 8 - Laos(Part 2)
#老撾 篇Part 2, 今次Yoyo Wing 去到老撾 (#寮國）的東北方，也是秘密戰爭(1953-1975)的重災區之一。當年美國空軍和皇家寮國空軍空襲而遺留下來的未爆炸彈藥仍影響著老撾的發展給人民的生活。
於 #ViengXai Caves 、 #豐沙灣（#Phonsavan) 的MAG UXO Visitor Information Centre 、 #永珍 （#Vientiane) 的COPE Visitor Centre ，大家可以了解到戰爭為老撾帶來多嚴重的影響。
雖然這裡不是大熱景點，但個人來說來到老撾 西北，親身了解未爆炸彈（UXO)，是我這次老撾 之旅最難忘的事。
旅行，有時不是只是尋開心。
以下是我在老撾頭10日所拍攝的影片，希望大家喜歡~
by HKYoyoWing - Play Yoyo EveryWhere
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Yoyo Wing 著作: 《貼地慢遊東南亞》現已有售！
不坐飛機，怎樣可以由新加坡回到香港？
三十歲人，為什麼還要學人辭職去旅行？
去旅行，就一定要好有錢？
《貼地慢遊東南亞》記錄了Yoyo Wing花超過一年時間，以水路及陸路暢遊東南亞七國的故事，當中包括新加坡、馬來西亞、泰國、緬甸、老撾、柬埔寨和越南，期間還因意外兼遊汶萊。
慢慢行動，慢慢旅活，省錢之餘心靈更富足。
書內除了有詳細的陸路及水路過境資料，還記錄了Yoyo Wing
計劃時的猶豫、實踐後的興奮；
面對歷史的沉重、發現美景的感動；
遭受欺騙的失望、結識朋友的喜悅；
遇上困難的不安，完成目標的滿足......
無論你是否嚮往背包旅遊，是否正在計劃遠行，我希望藉著這次回家的經歷，感動每一位平凡的都巿人 。
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