Bertie Williams's Blog – September 2009 Archive (1)

Recently, on the Travel Channel TV, on Anthony Bourdain's travel show I saw a brief spot on the Plain of Jars in Laos. This ancient site is littered with jars, some as large as five men holding hands in a circle. No one knows how these jars were made or who made them. Some remains have been found inside a few of the jars, but overall the jars were all empty. Ancient legends say that the jars were vessels which held wine for the local giants. Other theories state that the jars were placed on a… Continue