The first time I came to Vietnam it was on a special family trip which included my grandparents as well. This was a few months before my grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer. I loved that trip for the memories I still hold with me. This time, I was coming to Vietnam with a new member of the family: my wife. In a way, Vietnam reminds me that we have to accept that we are all bound to loose in life, if we want to create space for new and amazing things. What’s lost is not

We flew into Laos through the capital city Vientiane. The first thing we noticed was how quiet the city actually was. It was still high season and with the Chinese New Year fast approaching we were expecting it to be really busy. The almost empty city and the well-maintained roads in and around the city were not what I had pictured for this South Asian country. Nevertheless, I was happy that we would get to visit Vientiane in peace. One of the nicest things we did in Vientian