Laos

Travel blogs and guides for the country of Laos as a destination.

Laos Train Travel, 2026

Today, you can travel through Laos by train. A high-speed Chinese train service connects Vientiane, Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang, and ...
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COPE Visitor Centre Vientiane Laos. An Essential Visit. (2026)

We first visited the COPE Visitor Centre over 13 years ago. We revisited in 2026 on our 3rd visit to ...
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Kung’s Cafe Laos, Vientiane, & Google Maps Restaurants

Finding a place to eat as we travel seems easy today using Google Maps with the attached reviews and photos ...
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Visiting Luang Prabang With Kids

If you’re heading to Luang Prabang, Laos, as a family, you’re in for a very special treat. We spent over ...
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Pak Ou Caves, Luang Prabang

If you’re travelling in Laos, a visit to Pak Ou Caves, Luang Prabang would be a great trip to add ...
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Luang Prabang, Laos (Travel Blog)

Gorgeous Luang Prabang in Laos has been a tourist hot spot since the international airport was modernised and extended in ...
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Kayaking, Tubing and Caving in Vang Vieng, With Kids

In 2026, we visited Vang Vieng again. The town has grown, and there are a lot more activities available. We’ve ...
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Victory Gate, The Monster of Concrete in Vientiane

The Monster of Concrete is a nickname given to a large concrete monument in Vientiane, Laos. It is correctly known ...
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Vang Vieng, Laos, with Kids

Beautiful Vang Vieng, Laos is known for tubing and a crazy backpacker party scene. Not many people would associate it ...
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Our Laos Budget. We’re spending $40/day, sort of..

I keep quoting this figure of $41/day as our budget, that’s actually a lie, our budget for Laos is working ...
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Luang Prabang Markets (Morning, Day & Night Markets

Gorgeous little Luang Prabang in Laos is quite the tourist hot spot these days since the arrival of the airport ...
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Getting To Luang Prabang From Vang Vieng Laos, by Bus or Mini Bus

If you boarded the bus to Luang Prabang from Vang Vieng, took your assigned seat and looked up to see ...
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Food in Laos (Beginner’s Guide)

Laos isn’t a standout foodie destination in the way that some other Southeast Asian countries are. In Laos, you’ll find ...
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Ock Pop Tok and Getting my Luang Prabang Mojo Back

We’ve been in Luang Prabang, Laos, for almost a week now. It’s been a strange few days and we weren’t ...
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Vang Vieng, Laos. Travel Blog

This blog post is from 2014, when we spent 4 weeks in sleepy Vang Vieng. In 2026, we returned. Vang ...
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Getting to Vang Vieng from Thailand

Getting to Laos from Thailand. This post is about the journey from Kanchanaburi Thailand, to Bangkok, to Nong Khai on ...
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