Slow down to experience the dreamy pace of island life When I first visited Si Phan Don, which literally translates to Four Thousand Islands, I had the feeling that the pace of life in the rest of Laos might be a little fast. Here is where I came to understand the true meaning of ‘sabai-sabai’...
Flanking the left bank of the Mekong River, across from Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom, Thakhek is easily overlooked, but under the surface lies a great deal to explore. See and Do Day 1 That Sikhottabong – 15:30 The heart of the former Sikhottabong kingdom, the holiest site in the province...
At first glance, there doesn’t seem much to Muang La. Therein of course lies its charms. Being right in the heart of a small community, Vincent Vichit-Vadakan gains insights into local life. My first morning I went for a long walk around the town. I stopped to see a family drying jungle...
Watching the sun set over the banks of the Mekong has to be one of the great draw-cards of visiting Laos. That these banks are relatively undeveloped, in Laos at least, to some is one of its greatest assets. The Mekong may be one of the world’s great rivers, alongside, the Mississippi, the...
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