Thailand and Laos tour

Although positively bustling by Lao standards, laid back Pakse Town makes a great base for exploring the sites and landscapes of southern Laos

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

A brief rundown on the history and origins of the Hmong and the regions of Southeast Asia they inhabit today

Phanom Rung, Thailand – a forgotten marvel! In 2008, Cambodia’s magnificent mountain-top Angkor period temple, Preah Vihear, received UNESCO World Heritage status and to our minds, justifiably so, even if it did provoke some serious bickering between the neighbours, Thailand and Cambodia, as to exactly which side of the border the surrounding area belonged to. While Thailand’s Khao Pra Viharn…

Nang Sida Lying just a kilometre away from the Lao World Heritage site of Wat Phu, the Angkor-period temple of Hong Nang Sida does tend to get overshadowed by its prestigious UNESCO-listed neighbour. After hiking up and down the steep steps at Wat Phu, few visitors will be bothered to head off into the dusty surrounding scrubland to visit one…