Comments on: Launching Bang Fai in Laos’ Rocket Festival

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:57:11 +0000

Hi Nivin,

Not too dangerous, provided you don’t get near the rockets! ;-P

By: WildBlack

WildBlack — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:55:44 +0000

Hi Carrie,
That sound interesting! But really dangerous! We have some festivals like these, back home.
Hope you are doing good!

By: globetrotteri

globetrotteri — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:09:18 +0000

Hi Manali and Terry.

I’ll have to give some thought to that. There are so many incredible festivals in Asia. I don’t like to miss any of them!

By: Manali + Terry

Manali + Terry — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:22:25 +0000

Hi carrie! What you would you say are the top 5 cultural festivals/events (something that occurs only once or twice a year) in Asia? My wife and I are planning a world trip…

Thanks so much!

Manali + Terry

By: globetrotteri

globetrotteri — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:30:20 +0000

Hi K,

That’s true, although I’ve managed to take some decent photos in the rain. Don’t know how good it is for the camera, though!

By: krzysztof

krzysztof — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:04:50 +0000

I'm afraid if it's a rainy festival there won't be to many occasions to take photos. Perhaps next year the sky will be crystalline clear.

By: globetrotteri

globetrotteri — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:57:50 +0000

Ha. Luckily, we abstained from the cross-dressing and made up for it with drinking. And yes, it was a great day!

By: globetrotteri

globetrotteri — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:46:09 +0000

Thanks, Stevo. I wish we’d been there right at the beginning of the festival though. We missed the first day.

By: Stevo

Stevo — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:17:42 +0000

Great photo, Carrie. I'd love to take part in this festival. It sounds amazing.

By: globetrotteri

globetrotteri — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:42:52 +0000

Hi K,
I don’t mind noise, as long as it’s not at 7am in the morning. However, the Rocket Festival in Laos is a different kind of noise. We thought the whole weekend was really exciting and interesting. Those rockets are used to call the rain, and it worked. Unfortunately, I didn’t get many photos because there was too much rain. Better luck next time, eh?