Northern Laos and the Golden Triangle

There are then, as we said, less off-the-beaten-track tours and more off-the-beaten-track tours of Southeast Asia.

Mountainous Laos naturally possesses myriad waterfalls, cascades and cataracts; here are a few of our favourites that you’re likely to see on one of our small group tours to Laos

Going off-the-beaten-track half way round the World with people you don’t know, food you’ve never tried before and what appear to be extreme weather conditions. What can possibly go wrong?

A few tips on how to get the best out of your small group tour to Southeast Asia

Our choice of the most interesting, most picturesque and most highly recommended

As far as Mekong boat cruises go, Southeast Asia’s longest river offers some 5,000 kilometres to choose from. The Mekong originates high up on the Tibetan Plateau and after passing through, or past, six countries, eventually emerges into the South China Sea.

Vientiane We’ve run through our favourite see and dos in  Vientiane before so this post is more of an overall description and brief rundown on the history of the laid-back Lao capital.(1) Although of course growing, it is still by some distance the smallest of the various Southeast Asian capitals with an estimated 215,000 inhabiting the downtown area, increasing to…

Much of Southeast Asia’s rugged mountainous north was until very recently a mere blank on the map

Some of our favourite Chiang Mai street food; what is it, where to find it and how much should it cost?

Indochine, as the French called it, comprised 5 regions or territories; Annam, Cambodia, Cochin-china, Laos and Tonkin

Laos – land crossings and airports A brief rundown on the various land border crossings and international airports used on our small group tours to Laos. Airports Vientiane – Wattay International Airport Lao’s capital Vientiane is the arrival point for most, but not all, of our Laos small group tours including;  Highlights of Northern Laos, our Laos and Vietnam tour…

Thailand land crossings A rundown on the Thailand land border crossings which feature on our Thailand and Laos small group tours and our Thailand and Cambodia family tour. Thailand has a common border with Malaysia in its far south and a long, mainly mountainous, land border with Myanmar to the west and northwest. In the north and northeast, the border…