A guide to souvenirs from Luang Prabang Looking for souvenirs? Short on ideas of what to take back for your aunt or the neighbor feeding your cat? The mementos you bring home from Laos are great reminders of your wonderful trip. Laos, like many Asian countries, has a very rich handicraft...
Mark your calendars for 8–11 December The pandemic may have seemed a perfect time for movies, with hours upon hours spent inside with just a TV for company, but it wasn’t quite so easy for our film festivals. Without a physical presence, without an outside, events were forced to move into the...
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...
Two female artists are finding their voice in Vientiane Olé Viravong Scovill was just seven years old when she started drawing. First, it was a comic book; she created a story about a girl who wants to become a painter, but is too poor to realise her dream.Later, growing up in Vientiane, she...
Tropical islands are curious places, symbolizing for many the ultimate escape – abandoning everyday life for lush, sun-drenched, exotic surreality. For a landlocked country, Laos is surprisingly rich in islands. In the south, the Mekong swells to 14km wide, revealing a riverine archipelago, the...
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