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It's just not that interesting for tourists when compared to Thailand or even Cambodia. But Laos is a wonderful country.There's Vang Vieng (which is not so fun anymore), Don Det, but that's it. Oh,...

This market has nothing for the local population. It is sleepytown everywhere, and I loved it. Personally it's a great time to visit before it turns into Hanoi or Bangkok (horror) especially if...

The bakery next store sells great cakes and pork buns for 5000kip ea. We used to plan ahead catch a tuk tuk out there for dinner and then desert at U Like Icecream, to make an evening of it. The boys...

Well, Vientiane and I's beautiful fantasy relationship got off to a kind of rocky start when I came down with a crippling post-tubing-related , unidentified-but-just-like-food-poisoning illness. Once...

Interest in Asia Pacific rural tourism has spiked in recent decades, much like country retreats did in 19th-century Victorian England, and for similar reasons.Even when Laos is present at big shows...

You can read more about this in our ‘elephants in tourism' guide. Riding on an elephant's back hardly represents the nature and majesty of an elephant's spirit. As for elephants: get off their...

It should be noted that of the two times I visited I only saw the elephants once. Just down the road from Tad Leuk but also in the Phu Khao Khuay national park is the well known village Ban Na. The...

The center itself was founded as a way to provide vocational training to women in rural areas who are disadvantaged or who have little education. They offer classes in both dyeing silk and weaving...

Marvel at Luang Prabang's Golden Temple, Wat Xieng Thongm, one of the most important Buddhist monasteries in Laos. While in Vientiane, Laos's capital city, visit Si Saket Temple, a fine example of...

The number of foreign visitors had fallen because Thai authorities have been promoting domestic tours vigorously, encouraging people there to travel within Thailand through promotional incentives....

Luang Prabang is best known for its multitude of ornate temples, vibrant night market and the exquisite colonial era architecture. Northern Laos is home to the fascinating and deeply historic city of...

To build the workforce, Mr Horn suggested an image campaign that shows the exciting side of hospitality.Lord Puttnam has been coming to Laos Tourist Information for 30 years, and considers himself, A...

I returned with Ana last month, unsure of what I would find as took that same route down the Mekong River.And thankfully, it's also not less Laos than I remember-throughout these new developments,...

This stupa is 45meters in height and made like pyramid in pattern.You can rent the religious uniform of the stupa, if you want. Closing time of the stupa is 4pm. The best time to visit the stupa in...

However, Laos alone rewards further exploration, and with a little more time it's not hard to feel like you're visiting places where few Westerners venture. Most people visit the country as part of a...