Practical guides and advice for traveling in Laos
Around 1,500 Asian elephants are left in Laos. Where to meet them with no riding and no show, five questions to ask before booking, and when to come.
There is a corner of Laos that travellers almost never [...]
Handwoven silk, Bolaven Plateau coffee, saa paper and silver: what is worth the space in your luggage, where to buy it, and what Lao customs will not let you take out.
It is one of the first questions travellers ask us [...]
After the visa, this is the question we answer [...]
Once a year, on the October full moon, Laos puts [...]
Colonial villas, art deco cinemas, street art, a dinosaur museum and a lively night market: Savannakhet, long seen as a mere border stop, has become one of Laos' most delightful surprises.
328 steps, a golden stupa visible from the whole town, the Lao New Year procession: Mount Phousi, the sacred heart of Luang Prabang, has stories to tell.
Ten minutes by boat from Luang Prabang, the right bank of the Mekong hides four ancient monasteries, the Phrabang Road and the royal cemetery. Complete guide.
Founded in 1560, spared by raiders, adorned with unique glass mosaics: a guided tour of Vat Xieng Thong, the most beautiful monastery in Luang Prabang.
