Nikaya has Launched!

www.nikayahandcrafted.com This week we are proud to announce that we have launched Nikaya www.nikayahandcrafted.com . It is a retail site featuring hand made products from Cambodia, including, jewelry, scarves, pillow cases and handbags. This project has been in the works quite a while. It developed from Andrea and Brandon’s wanderings through the markets in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, and their desire to share the products with a wider audience. If you know Andrea or Brandon, […] View full post »

Travel in Thailand Continuing as Usual – Updated.

Dear April, I also got a call from my sister from Canada asking me questions about the current situation. I told her that the news was exaggerating reality! The demontrastions are isolated to the Parliament building, and it is very out of the way of the city. Our guides have said that our guests are 100% safe where we tour. For tourists visiting Thailand there will be no affect. The country is still calm and […] View full post »

Laos wedding vows

Recently the Nicole, the JWOC Laos Director, and I were invited to a wedding with our coworker and friend, Phaeng. He had a cousin who was getting married and wanted to show us our first traditional Lao celebration. On our way to the wedding that morning I asked Phaeng what time the ceremony started and he told me, “9:30 or 10 or 11,” so I wasn’t really sure if we were going to be early […] View full post »