Bruno Vincent

  Submitted by The EU Switch Asia Luang Prabang-Handle with Care project The EU Switch Asia Luang Prabang-Handle with Care project implemented by GIZ, Travelife for Tour Operators and Human Elephant Learning Programs Foundation (H-ELP) would like to invite you to participate in the “Elephant Friendly Mahout Training Workshop” at the Elephant Village sanctuary & … Read more

  Luang Prabang is staging a range of activities to celebrate Boun Ork Phansa (End of Buddhist Lent) and the Light Boats Festival from 23-26 October.  

  By Khonesavanh Latsaphao Minister of Informational, Culture and Tourism Dr Bosengkham Vongdara spent two days discussing final preparations for a UNESCO inspection of the Plain of Jars to be held later this month by International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) experts. This is the final step for UNESCO in evaluating the site as … Read more

  by Ekaphone Phouthonesy Outspan, one of the major world coffee producers and suppliers, is planning to expand its coffee plantations in the southern Laos Champasak Province as the demand for coffee consumption in the world shoots up, according to a company official. “We have already invested US$30 million in Laos and are now preparing … Read more

  Luang Prabang’s Le Calao Restaurant is celebrating International Chefs Day and Boun Ork Phansa (End of Buddhist Lent) with Chef Khamphaeng’s Tasting Menu from 20-25 October, with free Kratongs for the Light Boats Festival on the final day. Chef Khamphaeng has created a set menu with eight of his grandmother’s original dishes for LAK … Read more

  The Lao Handicrafts Association (LHA) is holding the Lao Handicrafts Festival from 27 October -3 November at Lao-ITECC, with more than 200 exhibitors expected to display their wares. Artisans from around the country will be selling a wide range of handmade products including textiles, jewellery, non-timber forest products, recycled and wood products, pottery and … Read more

  The Traditional Arts & Ethnology Centre (TAEC) in Luang Prabang has opened the “Voices of the Wind: Traditional Instruments in Laos” exhibition, after more than two years of extensive research and documentation in remote regions of northern Laos.   Belgian ethnomusicologist and curator, Dr Marie-Pierre Lissoir, and the TAEC research team led the project … Read more

  When it comes to Lao caves, Vang Vieng is king, with more than 15 distinct caves, and Vientiane Province is adding Tham Nang Oua to the list. While the new site, about 10 km from town, is only 90% complete, tourists are already trickling in, Vang Vieng tourism official, Khotami Syborliban told Vientiane Times. … Read more

  Meet the Lamphet family, who launched Pottery House Lao Food Tours in Luang Prabang’s Chan Nua Village, a small community that has been throwing clay pots for 400 years. “We started Pottery House Lao Food Tours in cooperation with the Luang Prabang Tourism Department because we feel like the jewels of Laos are found … Read more

  There are hundreds of noodle soups in Vientiane, and Vientiane Times contributor, Souknilundon Southivongnorath, has pinpointed some winners to help noodle hunters find the best soup in town. Souknilundon said eating noodles for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a late snack after a night out is common among Lao people. “Most eateries serve only noodles, … Read more