Laos

Community based tourism Community based tourism schemes, or even community-based, as our spell checker insists, are commonly referred to in the trade as CBTs and have become a popular buzz phrase in recent times. As the title suggests, they refer, in theory, to small-scale, relatively low-key tourism initiatives set up and run by local residents – family groups or villagers,…

Descriptions and photographs of some of the spectacular national parks featured on our various Thailand small group tours

Thai cuisine is justifiably World renowned but among Thais, the lesser-known Isan – or northeastern Thai – food is hugely popular

The huge walled and moated city of Angkor Thom was the capital of the Khmer empire from the 10th to 14th centuries

Tips on visiting some of Southeast Asia’s busier destinations and which ones are possibly best avoided altogether

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…

The quaint riverside town with its old French period architecture and ancient temples gives its name to this South Lao Province

A morning temple hunting expedition around Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Cambodia entry and exit points A rundown on Cambodia entry and exit points including international airports and land border crossings relevant to our Cambodia small group tours. Airports The small Southeast Asian country of Cambodia currently boasts three airports for commercial, passenger flights, all of which have international facilities and two of which are relevant to our Cambodia small group…

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…

A rundown on Thai airports you’re likely to come across on your Thailand small group tour

Photos and brief description of well-preserved Sikhoraphum Temple, Surin visited on our Emerald Triangle and Thailand World Heritage tours