Luang Prabang, Laos Travel News

The authorities will allow all foreign tourist vehicles, including right-hand-drive ones, to enter the country via all border gates soon in an effort to attract more travelers, especially from neighboring ...

Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin plans to push for the listing of the old Rattanakosin area in Bangkok as a World Heritage Site, like the old city of Luang Prabang in Laos.

Art and design in Southeast Asia Bangkok's Grand Palace, Laos' Pak Ou Caves and Cambodia's colossal "temple city" at Angkor highlight "The Essence of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia." Offered by the Art Institute ...

Laos' old capital of Luang Prabang won a World No Tobacco Day Award from the World Health Organization for its efforts to make the city smoking-free, the The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance said Friday.

Mountains were visible all around us as the plane stopped in front of the airport about the size of a family-style chain restaurant.

THE Southeast Asia circuit - Vietnam , Cambodia and Thailand - is thick with travelers encountering familiar faces at the next required stop. via The New York Times

Arrived in Phonsavan around mid afternoon to find it really a one horse town. It has two main roads which cross through it to somewhere else.. We've come here as nearby is the Plain of Jars which is a neolithic ... via TravelPod.com Recent Updates

“In our province most people like to travel and enjoy time with families and friends during the day, while spending the cooler evenings at the temples taking part in rituals showing respect to Buddha images”

The cool weather arriving after sunset in the World Heritage Town of Luang Prabang during Pi Mai Lao every year inspires people to put on their best clothes and visit local temples to sprinkle water on Buddha ... via Asia News Network

Lao Songtao by Stuart Towns Oh no, another article lamenting the decline of once-untouched forgotten paradises in Southeast Asia, this time focusing on Luang Prabang in Laos, Pai in northern Thailand, and Siem ... via Carl Parkes

“Siem Reap may be one of the few spots that still clings to the remnants of the old Cambodia, before the war, before the slaughter”

On a chilly pre-dawn in this wondrous and once-secluded place, scruffy European backpackers and well-heeled American tourists have staked out their firing positions. via USA Today

“For many tourists, coming to Luang Prabang is like going on safari, but our monks are not monkeys or buffaloes.”

Buddha statues are seen in Wat Xiengthong temple in Luang Prabang, a sleepy town in northern Laos situated at the confluence of the Nam Khan and Mekong River, is home to more than 30 Buddhist temples dating ... via ABC News

“Next you'll be wanting brakes as well”

FOR the past few weeks Departure Lounge has been travelling by tuktuk. Not on any international legs, thank heavens, but around the streets and slender lanes of Bangkok, Vientiane and Luang Prabang in Laos and ... via The Austrailian

Life has been pretty laid back in Lao so far. Luang Prabang is a beautiful city, full of french style buildings, flowers, palm trees, and surrounded by huge rivers. via TravelPod.com Recent Updates

Henri Mouhot became famous for discovering Cambodia's 'lost' Angkor, but he travelled widely. via Asia News Network

Most people traveling in Southeast Asia hear about Laos as something resembling a myth, old and untouched. via San Marcos Daily Record

“I enjoy the freedom but still live by some of the rules. "I go back to the temples to listen to the monks and offer alms on special occasions.”

View as a single page 5:00AM Friday February 22, 2008 By Angela Gregory Some monks have embraced tourism by abandoning the monasteries to become tour guides. via Hawkes Bay Today

“But the most important aspect of the town is the charm of the Lao people”

The World Heritage town of Luang Prabang has won a 'Top City Gold Award' from England 's leading travel magazine, Wanderlust . via Asia News Network

“Perhaps next year we will have to be more specific, although we have had a look at the figures and even if you add up those who voted for the Edinburgh Festival with the Fringe, they still wouldn't quite have beaten the Rio Carnival.”

ONE is a charming hideaway renowned for its ancient temples and palaces, inspiring mountains, caves and waterfalls, and the unhurried pace of life. via Scotsman.com

“We are repairing our country so that you can enjoy it better”

Ten years after first being mesmerised, Philip Sherwell returns to Luang Prabang, on the banks of the Mekong. via Telegraph.co.uk

“Only after we have our traffic problems sorted out can we consider allowing rentals again. We expect this to be some time in 2010”

Visitors to Luang Prabang will no longer be able to rent bicycles and motorbikes in the main town, following a ban by local authorities on these rental businesses. via Asia News Network