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Lao Food: Butterfly Pupae 

Leave a comment Posted by on July 9, 2017

Vendor removing the pupa from its cocoon

I saw a couple of these in the garden of my guesthouse. Turns out that my host would buy some from the market to let them complete their metamorphosis. She feared that one day they will all be gone.

Laotians eat them deep-fried with a serving of sticky rice

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Airport Greenery

Leave a comment Posted by on February 6, 2015
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Lots of orchids inside Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand

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More orchids

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Butterfly garden inside Terminal 3 of Changi Airport in Singapore

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Just rub your fingers on sliced pineapple then put it gently on the mouth part of the butterfly to achieve this kind of nearness

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