The Academe Training Hotel and Restaurant T he Academy Training Hotel and Restaurant in Vang Vieng has recently opened and is now welcoming guests for overnight stays, meals, and hosting meetings and workshops. The Academy is part of Vientiane Province Technical College, offering students of...
Lao’s highest provincial capital is also highly unique Right up in the far north of Laos, amid spectacular mountain scenery, you will find one of the most delightful little towns in all of Laos. It’s built on the side of Mount Phou Fa, some 1625 meters high, and the capital of the...
Visiting Laos’ southernmost point On the map, the 4000 Islands looks like a huge knot stuck in the 4350 km pipe of the Mekong, straddling the borders of Laos and Cambodia. The geographical term for this is “archipelago” an extensive group of islands” Travelers’ tales are well established about...
The historical symbol of Laos gets a brighter future In a tangled teak forest, a short drive from Luang Prabang, I cross a cold mountain stream behind a giant matriarch elephant and a trailing tot. Majestic Mahn leads the way through trickling water ahead of four-year-old baby Kit. I pinch...
Check in to Souphattra Serviced Apartments Stepping out of the tropical heat in Vientiane’s diplomatic district into the cool marble lobby of Souphattra Serviced Apartments, It feels that I have been transported to a faraway place. I look around to get my bearings and realize this isn’t a...
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