On June 26, 2013, the new Luang Prabang airport quietly came into operation. And just like that, the old LPQ was no more. Continue reading The new Luang Prabang Airport and the quiet end of an era
All About Lao Food
Laos spices things up with unique cuisine. Read about how this small Southeast Asian nation turns up the heat with big, bold flavours.
How to get to Kuang Si Waterfall, Luang Prabang
Kuang Si or Kouang Si Waterfall is one of the highlights – if not THE highlight – of Luang Prabang. Continue reading How to get to Kuang Si Waterfall, Luang Prabang
Shopping in Luang Prabang: 10 unique handicrafts of Laos
Doing some shopping in Luang Prabang? Laos has a wonderful tradition of unique handicrafts, especially textiles. Even today, remote rural villages naturally dye fabrics and hand weave them with intricate patterns distinctive to their tribe and village, a skill that has been passed down for generations. Many of the handicrafts require a painstaking amount of time and detail.
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Morning alms in Luang Prabang: religious tradition turned into tourist spectacle
It’s 6 a.m. and the normally peaceful, sleepy streets of Luang Prabang are buzzing. The tourists have arrived.
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A lesson in Lao: The “key” to learning the Lao language
Learning Lao has not been easy. Admittedly, I’ve been key-kahn (lazy) in studying Lao, finding it easier to do a series of grunts and charades than trying to master the six tones and complicated vowel sounds from books like Lao for Beginners. Continue reading A lesson in Lao: The “key” to learning the Lao language