David Dale has traveled, lived and worked in Laos since 1997, where he has functioned in many different capacities, including a language student, an English teacher and a project manager for an agricultural development company. David, his wife, Malayvanh, and their two children, reside in the World Heritage city of Luang Prabang, where they operate two Saffron Espresso Caffès. David and Malayvanh have also established Saffron Coffee Company to promote Arabica coffee cultivation among disadvantaged mountain farmers and former growers of opium.
