For those that are living in the US, flying to Laos in the future might be a lot easier. You won’t have to make stop in Taiwan, Thailand or other countries and can go straight to Wattay International Airport in Vientiane after making a stop in Japan.

Laos, Japan mull direct flights
Officials from Laos and Japan [...]

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Dok Khun, originally uploaded by c_p_lew. One of the ways that we know that hot season is upon us - other than feeling stifled by the heat all the time - is that the Dok Khun tree starts to bloom. Tuk-tuk drivers tie them

Laos is a small country, about the size of California. Along the eastern half of the country, it’s very mountainous. The central part of the country and the lands bordering the Mekong are flat and this is the major rice growing sections of the country.

Vientiane
is one of the most laid back cities ever. The name of the city is actually pronounced “Vieng Chan”. Some people believe that it means

The Mekong just below Xienkok, the Nam Fa joins just out of the photo to the leftThere is a steep sided valley tucked away in the mountains of Loas. It’s not on the way to anywhere. The river that flows through this valley crosses only one road far u…

There are a lot of weird foods in Laos, many of which started off as foods of necessity but ended up becoming the high cuisine. I can eat most of it, some of it is a little gross, but when I have a chance, I like to eat the following:

1. Real ice cream.
2. Cauliflower and broccoli - for some reason, they’re difficult to find outside Vientiane. Asparagus I can find in Xieng Khouang, because a

My aunt and cousins went to Patuxay Park last month and took some photos for us. She told me how she has been living in Vientiane since 1975 and has never been up to the top of Patuxay. In the past many people were too afraid to go up to the roof because the stair [...]

A friend was telling me about the “Duck Game” that was played at the Lao Wat Phou festival. It’s a simple game that the whole family can play. All you need is a pond with some ducks, and two players or more. There was a concert happening at the Wat Phou festival at the announcer [...]