Great Journeys in Laos
Slow boat to Luang Prabang
Like most journeys in South East Asia, there is a hard way to do it and an easy way to do it. Taking the slow boat to Luang Prabang definitely counts as the hard way. [Read more…]
Laos Life
Lao Culture
Alms giving ceremony in Laos
The giving of alms to monks is a part of daily life which is closely associated with Laos culture and it has a special significance not always understood by non-Buddhists. Alms Giving Tradition in Buddhism In [Read more…]
Food in Laos
Khao Tom
Khao tom is snack food that is popular all over South East Asia, but particularly in Laos and Thailand, that comes in a variety of different forms. The defining characteristic of the recipe is that [Read more…]
Food in Laos
Lao Papaya Salad
Tam som, also often referred to as tam mak hoong, is a green papaya salad which is eaten all over Laos and is one of the most famous Lao dishes. Tam som is very different [Read more…]
Living in Laos
Education in Laos
Freedom House, a non-governmental research group based in the United States of America, ranks Laos’s education system as 108 out of 149 countries included in their study. This is slightly above Congo at 119th and [Read more…]
Travel Companies
Green Discovery, Laos
Green Discovery is one of the most well known adventure tour operators in Laos with over 20 years experience in taking tourists on a variety of different expeditions across Laos. Green Discovery have booking office [Read more…]
Food in Laos
Laos Sausage
Laos style sausages are widely eaten all over Laos and in the North Eastern Region of Thailand. Their distinctive taste has also proved popular with a wider international audience and they now made fresh, as [Read more…]
Travel Companies
Soutchai Travel, Laos
Soutchai Travel is a transport and tour operator in Laos whose services can be booked on online in advance of the day of travel. Soutchai Travel has offices in Vientiane and in Vang Vieng and [Read more…]
Great Journeys in Laos
Travel by bus from Luang Prabang to Phonsavan
Phonsavan is the main town in Xiangkhouang Province, which is better known as the ‘Plain of Jars’ and is famous for its mysterious large stone jars created more than 2,000 years ago. You can travel [Read more…]
Travel Companies
Naluang Travel Company, Luang Prabang
Naluang Travel is a Laotian travel company based in Luang Prabang. Naluang Travel is, by local standards, an efficient and professionally run organisation and one of the only travel operators in Laos whose tickets you [Read more…]