With its lotus-filled reservoirs and carved stone pillars, Laos’ Vat Phou temple bears a striking resemblance to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat—except for the crowds. Whereas Angkor draws some six ...

While most tourists visiting Laos head to the ancient royal city of Luang Prabang, the capital Vientiane with its temples, markets and French colonial buildings also has much to offer, including ...

Wat Phou (Vat Phou) in southern Laos – officially known as the Lao People’s Democratic Republic – some 45km southwest of Pakse, is a significant archaeological site that is recognised by ...

Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change. Backpackers found the country decades ago, drawn by staggeringly beautiful limestone mountains, elaborate Buddhist temples ...

Vientiane—capital of the least of the three nations carved out of French IndoChina—lay in its habitual half-slumber beside the Mekong River. It was the Buddhist Lent in Laos. Temple gongs ...

Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change. Backpackers found the country decades ago, drawn by staggeringly beautiful limestone mountains, elaborate Buddhist temples ...

Pi Mai marks Lao New Year and Sanford’s Wat Navaram Buddhist Temple is celebrating with lots of culture & the Songkran water festival.