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  After a recent tour, intrepid Asia blogger Mark “Mega” Jones has updated “The Bolaven Plateau Motorbike Loop Trip” to guide independent travellers and groups deeper into the rarely explored circuit. Mega sets out two easy-to-follow motorbike loops for the adventurous seeking to really dig in to the plateau’s nature and its countless waterfalls. Mega … Read more

  Shompoo Cruise regularly navigates the Mekong between Luang Prabang and Houay Xay, and stops at Ban Tang Sa, a remote village the business supports. Recently Shompoo brought the village kids a surprise. “This village is quite poor and as it’s difficult to get to,” said Shompoo Cruise Co-founder Alex Chitdara. “We are supporting this … Read more

  “Mega” Mark Jones takes a backwards view of Laos’ most popular circuit in his updated guide, “The Thakhek Motorbike Loop Trip”. Mega ventures clockwise from the provincial capital on a 4-plus day journey into the Loop’s caves, swimming holes, viewpoints and hiking trails. The guide presents easy-to-follow directions with suggestions for accommodation, dining, and … Read more

  Luang Prabang’s coffee culture cuts across all tastes, both in your mouth and your head. Sit down with locals for an early morning cup of Lao coffee with thick sweet cream. Stop at a café serving high-demand, northern Lao java, or type on your tablet in an upscale setting serving pastries with your afternoon … Read more

  The Lao travel industry has received a boost, with www.imct-training.gov.la recently going live and offering free downloadable training resources, in Lao language, to increase the use of ASEAN competency standards by tourism businesses, trainers and institutions. Photo: Lux-Dev Project LAO/029 “The website also aims to raise awareness and provide the latest information on training … Read more

  Press Release: Green Discovery Laos   Looking at the title, you must be wondering: Wait, what is this place? Well, with little to non-existent search results, it is indeed unlikely for one to know what this destination endows. This exact place is instrumental to the opening of one of the natural beauties of Khammouane … Read more

  “At Nahm Dong Park, we have worked on sustainability from the very beginning, and we’re the very first in Laos to produce natural plates and containers,” said Samuel Vedrines the park’s general manager. Mr Vedrines noted that plastic waste is becoming a major problem in Asia, and Laos’ neighbouring countries are making great efforts … Read more

  As the morning temperatures drop in Luang Prabang, Saffron Coffee Company’s farmers in over 85 villages across northern Laos are eagerly watching their coffee trees. They are looking for when the fruit turns the perfect crimson colour that signals it is ripe for harvest. This year it can’t come quick enough with demand for … Read more

  NamKhan Ecolodge is a natural eco-resort, respectful of its environment and local community. Get enchanted in our green sanctuary located along the Nam Khan River in Luang Prabang. Travellers can reconnect with nature, discover traditional Lao culture, and immerse themselves in tropical food, forests, eco-farming, and animal stable. Our Eco-resort is dedicated to sustainable … Read more

  High in the mountains of Laos lives a minority society, a group of people with a clan system strong in cultural traditions, forged by centuries of animism and ancestral worship and working the land, that they have survived war, desolation and years of oppression. This is the home of the Hmong. I took an … Read more