New choices are popping up regularly for cruises on rivers I'm unfamiliar with, or at least never considered as cruise ...

As the sun begins its descent, painting the sky in shades of amber and violet, a wooden boat glides along the calm waters of ...

As someone who has visited this remote corner of Laos, I wondered: What fun is that sort of speed when you can take three ...

The father of an Australian teenager who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a ...

Backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng is in the spotlight following deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning.

Currently, there are four Apostolic Vicariates in Laos: Vientiane, Paksè, Luang Prabang, and Savannakhet, collectively serving about 60,000 Catholics. Since the official recognition of the ...

The deaths of six backpackers this week, including British solicitor Simone White, has raised the spectre of a Laotian ...

A four-hour bus ride from the capital Vientiane, it has long been the stopping point on the Banana Pancake Trail backpacking ...

A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has ...

The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation ...

VIENTIANE: The annual That Luang Festival, running from November 11-15, is set to draw thousands of visitors with over 1,600 stalls selling Lao handicrafts and food, alongside various cultural ...

Hmong New Year celebrations can't be missed if you find yourself in Laos during the holidays. The Hmong New Year, or Noj Peb Caug, is celebrated in December or January, with Luang Prabang and nearby ...