Archive for the 'Laos' Category

The Early History of Laos

Laos has an epic history. Since the time of the Nanzhao kingdom in the seventh century, to 1975 when the communist party took over power, Laos has been a state of wars and of warriors.
Laos built with blood from the battlefields, oiled by the sweat of enemies and sustained by political and administrative intrigues sprinkled [...]

Vientiane Trip in One Day

When you arrive in Vientiane (pronounced as Wieng Chan) be prepared for a shock, as this Capital city and port town on the Mekong River is unlike any other in South East Asia. In fact, what stuns most travelers when they first set foot in the city, is the sheer tranquility of the place — [...]

Luang Prabang Laos

Life can be busy, life can be a hectic whirlwind. But not in Laos. Here the pace is slow, calm and serene, where a force known as ’kamma’ or ’karma’ has taken a grip. As Theravada Buddhists, the Lao believe that passionate emotion is destructive, and one must ensure one’s life is filled to the [...]

On a January afternoon in 1861, Henri Mouhot, a French naturalist, was hacking his way through the almost impenetrable jungle of Cambodia when suddenly he burst into a clearing and stopped dead in his tracks. Before his astonished eyes loomed the outlines of a stone structure. Its long grey battlements appeared to stretch into infinity, [...]


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