Crossing the Laos / Thai border at Huay Xai and Chiang Khong was interesting. You go in slightly blind – pay someone 85,000 Kip, just over £7 and you are not really sure what will…

Travelling with a camera to Luang Prabang I can see why it is officially described as the best-preserved city in Southeast Asia. Unusually, the whole city was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995….

I love a local cookery course and have done so in Italy, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia. The Tamarind Cookery School in Luang Prabang excelled themselves and gave you a great taste of Laos. Excellent customer…

As with all of the counties I visit, I read up on the history before and during my visit. For Laos, I didn’t fully understand the devastation they suffered during the Vietnam War. Some insight…

During the dry season in Luang Prabang (December to May approximately), local families build 2 bamboo bridges across the Nam Khan River, just before it meets the mighty Mekong. You can cross for a small…

Another of my nine lives went when travelling with a camera on Route 13!  But, I wouldn’t have changed it for the world – one of those wonderful but weird memories you never forget.  A 6…

Another Asia road trip that I wasn’t sure if I would survive.  Albeit not the worst I have ever had by far. Vientiane to Vang Vieng 157 km, took 5 hours hotel door to door in a…

There was an abundance of street photography opportunities in Laos – one of my favourite genres. The children were so photogenic.  Being one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries, there isn’t a plethora of mobile phones…