Pak Ou Caves
The fascinating sites are Pak Ou Caves , which can be reached by a 2-hour boat trip upstream from Luang Prabang. The trip up…
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Patouxai – Arc de Triomphe
Laos was once a colony of France however the Patouxai monument would give you a good clue. The Patouxai anchors one end of Lane…
Read storyLAOS SUBDIVISIONS
LAOS SUBDIVISIONS VIENTIANE AND SURROUNDINGS Vientiane, the capital city of Laos is a riverside city set on northern bank of the Mekong River. For…
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THE PRE-HISTORY OF LAOS The south of Laos boasts one of the world’s largest deposits of dinosaur bones. During the 1930s French geologist Josue…
Read storyPhou Khao Khouay Conservation Area
Immediately to the west, the Nam Ngum reservoir is situated which delimits the park boundary. The watercourses, the Nam Xan, Nam Koui and the…
Read storyNam Don Resurgence
This is a beautiful lagoon is created as the Nam Don River emerges from a cave below a large cliff 300m tall. You can…
Read storyNam Ha National Protected Area
The mountainous center of Luang Namtha Province has been designated as the Nam Ha National Protected Area (NPA) in 1993. It was first established…
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This village located 4km to the north of Luang Prabang was a former royal weaving village. You can view women working on their looms,…
Read storyHaw Phra Kaew – Emerald Buddha Hall
The Ho Prakeo, a chapel that once held the Emerald Buddha that is now in Bangkok\’s Grand Palace. Next to the presidential palace, in…
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LAOS ECONOMY
LAOS ECONOMY Laos is a landlocked country with an inadequate infrastructure and a largely unskilled work force. The country’s per capita income in 2004…
Read storyTHE MON AND KHMER KINGDOMS
THE MON AND KHMER KINGDOMS The Mon-Khmer speaking peoples are believed to have migrated into mainland South East Asia from either south west China…
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The Boloven plateau is a very fertile plain to the North of Pakse. Coffee and Durian are grown. Durians are harvested from May to…
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