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Beautiful and strange
Mattie Do doesn’t consider herself a superstitious person. But in Laos, sometimes strange things happen. Many Lao...
Stunning Vang Vieng
Many travellers are surprised to find that Vang Vieng, the tourist hotspot and stop-off town on the way from...
Street foodies paradise in Hanoi’s old quarter
No matter the season, now is always the perfect time to visit Hanoi to savour the range of fresh and fantastically...
The Katu of Southern Laos
I am standing in an immense, high-ceilinged wood and thatch building. There are no walls, so a slight breeze...
Commanding the sky
Standing on the baking hot tarmac at Vientiane’s international airport on a May afternoon, Soudaphone Visounnarath...
Fun after dark: Walking Street is bringing a quiet part of the Mekong riverbank to life
Something is happening on the banks of the Mekong in Vientiane – a joyful kind of energy building behind a...
Nothing like a staycation
Sally Pryor tries out Crowne Plaza – the latest luxury hotel to arrive in Vientiane – and is mightily...
Waterfalls worth chasing
Champasack province in southern Laos is dotted with stunning, pristine waterfalls, as our photographer Johnny...