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Luxury Homestay Opens in Khmu/Hmong Village

July 26, 2019

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The village home stay is built from clay bricks and provides a little bit of luxury where sensitive and culturally interested travellers can enjoy an ethnic interaction responsibility while staying in ecologically built accommodation that supports the community with ongoing income.

Boun Khao Phansa

July 11, 2019

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The beginning of the Buddhist lent. Buddhist Lent is a period of three lunar months starting on the first day after the full moon of the eighth lunar month. It marks the beginning of the rainy season.

Tiger Trail builds Community Workshop Space in Ban Huay Fai

June 25, 2019

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Huay Fai is a beautiful village near Luang Prabang Many tourists pass through as it is close to the popular Tad Sae waterfalls. The village has a homestay program providing revenue to the community and now a shared community space will run tourist workshops providing further income for local families.

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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!

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Top 10 Lao Dishes You Must Try!

July 27, 2018

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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

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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!

Treehouses on top of the world: Zip-lining in Laos

September 4, 2017

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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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