A team of Lao (and one expat) ventured to a village 3 hours from Luang Prabang, by motorbike, to donate roof iron and clothes for a remote country-side village just in time for the cold season.
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LPB Collective
October 14, 2020
By David Allan
LPB Collective aims to bring together Luang Prabang businesses with the general public living in Laos to promote domestic tourism and local business.

Boun Hor Khaopadapdin, The festival That Feeds The Spirits
August 17, 2020
By David Allan
Source: Vientiane Times Boun Hor Khaopadapdin is an annual festival during which the people of Laos “feed” spirits with home-made parcels of food, reflecting their love, respect and gratitude for their deceased ancestors and guardians. The festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the ninth month in the Lao lunar calendar. It is a
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FairTrek Launches
Mushrooms for the Masses
May 6, 2020
By David Allan
FairTrek’s latest program, Mushrooms for the Masses, brings sustainable agriculture to rural Lao villages. Mushrooms contribute nutrition & wealth building in a sustainable way.
Laos food? We love it, and so will you! Promise.
Food & eating is the most important “activity” throughout the day. In Lao language, it is quite common for people to even greet each other by immediately asking, “Have you eaten yet?” (“Kin khao laeo bor?”). Have you?
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Ready for an adventure?! Laos is home to just as many adventures you can think of… From the glorious twin falls of Tad Fane, to the northern hill-tribes, the 4000 islands, our motorcyle or mountainbike adventures, this and more is waiting for you!

LPB Collective
October 14, 2020
By David Allan
LPB Collective aims to bring together Luang Prabang businesses with the general public living in Laos to promote domestic tourism and local business.
How to Activate Windows 10 And Windows 8 for Free Permanently?
February 5, 2019
By David Allan
Most of the top-range laptops these days come with the Windows 10 operating system preinstalled. However, in case you’ve built your own PC with a graphics card and processor or have updated your computer for fast speed, you might want to install and activate Windows 10. Activation of the Windows 10 operating system can be
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Best Super Fast VPNs (Virtual Private Network) for 2020
January 22, 2019
By David Allan
Take a step back and consider how much of your life is transmitted over the inherently insecure internet. Do you feel a creeping sense of dread? That’s entirely reasonable, considering the forces arrayed against your privacy. One of the best ways to secure your data is to use a virtual private network (VPN), which also
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See the unseen side of Luang Prabang that most tourists don’t
October 10, 2018
By David Allan
Get out of town and discover rice paddies and charming villages.

Top 10 Lao Dishes You Must Try!
July 27, 2018
By Kyle Wagner
In Laos, food is the most important activity throughout the day. In the local language, it is quite common for people to greet each other by immediately asking, “Have you eaten food?” (“Kin khao laeo bor?”). Food is often the topic of many conversations, especially when eating and sharing dishes between friends and family. Additionally, Lao people take great passion in sharing traditional dishes with curious travelers.

5 Must-See Waterfalls in Laos!
May 23, 2018
By Kyle Wagner
From the glorious twin falls of Tad Fane, to the voluminous amount of water passing over Khone Pha Pheng falls, here are the top 5 waterfalls in Laos that you must see!

Why the Luang Prabang Film Festival is like no other
November 30, 2017
By David Allan
The Luang Prabang film festival (LPFF) rocks to a different beat than others. Not only do they screen amazing talent from South East Asia but they are on a mission – a social mission. Started by one man about 6 years ago simply because there was no theatre in Luang Prabang, it has grown to one
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Treehouses on top of the world: Zip-lining in Laos
September 4, 2017
By David Allan
By Eliot Stein September 15, 2016 At the Gibbon Experience in northwest Laos, zip-lines connect some of the tallest treehouses in the world. (Felipe Rodríguez Vasquez) During our honeymoon, my wife strapped herself to a steel cable, kissed me goodbye and threw herself off the side of a mountain. I watched as she disappeared into the jungle
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