Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 | Views [15107] | Comments [1]

(In January 2012 two Australian men died following incidents while tubing at Vang Vieng. Reports say Lee Hudswell fell "awkwardly" from a riverside bar zip line and received head injuries from which he never recovered. On ... Read more >
Tags: asia, laos, travel-safety, tubing, vang vieng
Wednesday, 1 Sep 2010 | Views [4588] | Comments [3]

Happy Landings?
On the Lao Airlines website a promo says
“Fly with Lao Airlines for your travel Experience ”
and the word “experience” is highlighted and in bold. Who wants air travel to be an “experience”!
Air safety in Laos has ... Read more >
Tags: airline, asia, flying, laos, travel-safety, travel-tips, travel-transport
Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010 | Views [1292]

The oddly named Plain of Jars in far north-eastern Laos is a sight not to
be missed, but danger lurks here. Across a wide flat plain are spread hundreds of cauldron sized
containers hewn from stone. The biggest is over 2 metres tall, the smallest, ... Read more >
Tags: asia, laos, travel-safety
Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010 | Views [2038]

Highway Robbery.
“You should be vigilant if travelling on Route 13 (Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang), due to banditry. A number of people have been killed in attacks on vehicles travelling these routes.” This alert from
Australia’s foreign ... Read more >
Tags: asia, laos, travel-crime, travel-safety, vang vieng
Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010 | Views [2891]

Laos has never enjoyed the same distinction as a travel destination as some of its more frequented Southeast Asia neighbors like Thailand and Vietnam. Still, the nation offers many treasures for the traveler seeking to get away from the bustle found ... Read more >
Tags: 5 things, buddhism, laos, luang prabang, travel, travel-health, travel-safety-tips, vang vieng, vientiane