Monday 14 September 2020

Hemantha Kalam - 78 "In the Laos' Hinterland"

This blog now forms part of a book titled "Lesser Trodden Laos" available as e-book and also in print form at https://www.amazon.in/dp/B09FGJDXKZ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Lesser+Trodden+Laos&qid=1630747625&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 

 

Thank you so kindly for your patronage!

Until again, sok dee (Good bye)!

 

Krutagjnatalu (Telugu), Nanri (Tamil), Dhanyavaadagalu (Kannada), Nanni (Malayalam), Dhanyavaad (Hindi), Dhanyosmi (Sanskrit), Thanks (English), Dhonyavaad (Bangla), Dhanyabad (Oriya), Gracias (Spanish), Grazie (Italian), Danke Schon (Deutsche), Merci (French), Obrigado (Portuguese), Shukraan (Arabic), Shukriya (Urdu), Bohoma Sthuthiyi (Sinhalese) Aw-koon (Khmer), Kawp Jai Lhai Lhai (Laotian), Kob Kun Krab (Thai), Dankie (Afrikaans), Asante (Kiswahili), Maraming Salamat sa Lahat (Pinoy-Tagalog-Filipino), Tack (Swedish), Fa'afetai (Samoan), Terima Kasih (Bahasa Indonesian & Malay), Tenkyu (Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea), Malo (Tonga) and Vinaka (Fiji).

 

Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy

Chennai, India

 

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9 comments:

  1. ARVE14 September 2020 at 18:38

    👍 it is an adventure and a lifetime experience...

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  2. ARVE14 September 2020 at 18:38

    👍 it is an adventure and a lifetime experience...

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  3. Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy14 September 2020 at 23:16

    Yes, Laos PDR is an adventure and bliss in its own way. Don't know how long that lasts!

    Thank you so much for taking your time out and responding dear Ramanan!

    Much appreciated and much obliged.

    Best wishes and warm regards
    Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy

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  4. Savithri15 September 2020 at 02:03

    Enjoyed reading your adventure Hemanth! One and a half litres of cold coffee must have been a unique experience! Also dishing out new recipes must have brought out your culinary skills as well. The pictures look great and the boat ride as you describe it must have been thrilling! Keep writing, they are great to read !

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    1. Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy15 September 2020 at 09:20

      Ha ha ha...

      You bet. Life throws interesting and sometimes sweet challenges like my coffee here.

      Thank you so much for your time and patronage Savithri.

      Best wishes and warm regards
      Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy

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  5. Maya17 September 2020 at 06:28

    Very interesting and I am becoming a great fan of your travelogues Hemanth 💐 Pics of scenery were so serene and food, really colorful. I know you have a soft and gentle way while handling people .. this came to my mind while reading about the vermicelli upma 😊 do try to publish a book soon 🥰

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  6. Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy17 September 2020 at 06:50

    Thank you so much, dear Maya, for liking my travelogues.

    The entire Lao sojourn and travels has been one interesting and good thing to have happened to me in my life. Glad I am able to remember and share them with you all.

    But more happy that you are all faithfully reading them and responding.

    Thank you so much.

    Best wishes and warm regards
    Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy

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  7. Unknown16 October 2020 at 03:38

    Dear Hemanta,

    Your photographs make the places you travelled through in Laos so wonderfully vivid. For how many days did you stay awake after dinking all the coffee?!!!!
    Percy

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    1. Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy16 October 2020 at 07:16

      Not a single day dear Mr. Percy! :-)

      Only because of too much of ice in the drink I had some effect of cold otherwise no issue.

      Thank you so much for reading and writing.

      Much appreciated and much more obliged.

      Best wishes and warm regards
      Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy

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