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Well, it’s off to Nai’s home outside of Vientiane, but first, an obligatory shot of the sun going down over the Mekong. This one’s from Nongkhai looking into Laos.<\/p>\n

\"Sunset<\/a>

Sunset Over the Mekong<\/p><\/div>\n

New Household Members<\/h5>\n

Nothing much new at Nai’s except for these new additions to the household. They’re quite a handful, as you might expect. They don’t have names yet, so I’m calling them Puppy 1 and Puppy 2.<\/p>\n

\"Puppy\"<\/a>

Puppy One<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Puppy\"<\/a>

Puppy Two<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Puppies\"<\/a>

Puppies One and Two<\/p><\/div>\n

Cute, aren’t they. All the kids, of course, love them. Here, a young niece and a nephew have fun with the pups.<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a>

KIds and Puppies<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Kids<\/a>

Puppy Love<\/p><\/div>\n

Lao Snacks<\/h5>\n

Snacking throughout the day is a normal activity, but, oh, what snacks. Here, Nai is frying up a batch of crickets. Most Lao folks eat these like popcorn, dipping them in a spicy sauce for added flavor. I think I’ll pass this time.<\/p>\n

\"Cooking<\/a>

Cookin’ Up Crickets<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fried<\/a>

Fried Crickets<\/p><\/div>\n

Run out of crickets, you say? No problem. How about some nice juicy grasshoppers. Nai, nephew Kim, and sister Nui cull some grasshoppers caught by one of Nai’s brothers.<\/p>\n

\"Picking<\/a>

Picking Out the Juicy Ones<\/p><\/div>\n

Here they are, getting the fried-in-oil treatment. Again, I’m not really that hungry, thanks.<\/p>\n

\"Fried<\/a>

Fried Grasshoppers<\/p><\/div>\n

All is not lost in the snack department. Nui thinly slices a Thai vegetable (or fruit?). I don’t know the name, but it’s slightly sweet. Fried in oil (what else?) and salted, it resembles potato chips.<\/p>\n

\"Slicing<\/a>

Slicing Time<\/p><\/div>\n

Here are the grasshoppers and pseudo potato chips with a few sauces and some cucumber for your enhanced snacking pleasure. Dig in!<\/p>\n

\"Lao<\/a>

Lao Snacks<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, a glance out the window shows that the sun is actually out for a change. Writing in hindsight, I know that there is plenty of rain to come, though. Much more, in fact, later.<\/p>\n

\"Laos<\/a>

Nai’s Backyard<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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