Luang Prabang’s most beautiful festival returns After 2 years of pared-down festivities due to the pandemic, the end of Buddhist Lent and Boun Lai Heua Fai (Fireboat Festival) will be in full swing this year after the country opened its borders in May. The full moon marking the end of Buddhist...
Every step you take can save a young life Lao Friends Hospital for Children is delighted to announce that the 8th Luang Prabang half-marathon, Run for Children, will take place on October 30, 2022, in Luang Prabang. This is the first time LFHC has been able to organize the event since the...
Ring in the New Year – Lao Style In April, Laos partakes in the biggest and wettest street bash of the year. This is the main event of the holiday calendar and it’s an especially large event in Luang Prabang. It might seem strange to hold New Year in April but Laos follows a traditional […]
This colorful festival is a time to reconnect with family and friends. The Hmong are one of the more famous ethnic groups in Laos – proud of their identity and protective of their culture, they have their own spoken and written language, and are the third-largest ethnic group in Laos, with...
The country’s preeminent celebration is fun for everyone. Every visitor to Vientiane will inevitably visit That Luang (the Great Stupa). This large golden spire encircled by 30 smaller spires, is the symbol of the nation and seen on everything from banknotes to t-shirts and instills a pervasive...
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