Laos Travel Blog
Travel guides, itineraries, abandoned places, street art and off-the-beaten-path places in LaosHello and welcome to our Laos travel blog. You will find all our Laos blog posts in this section of our website.
Maybe you found our Laos travel blog because you are considering a visit to South East Asia, or perhaps you are partway through planning a trip to Laos. Whatever the reason, we hope we can provide some useful resources and travel tips for Laos.
We have travelled to Laos many times – in fact, Laos was the second country we visited together way back in 1997 (New York was our first trip a few months prior).
Our Laos blog posts are generally aimed at independent travellers and backpackers like us and have a strong focus on travelling around using public transport, staying in budget accommodation and exploring off-the-beaten-path and lesser-visited places.
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25 locations that could be part of a Wes Anderson movie set
Accidentally Wes Anderson – a selection of our photographs which we think belong on a Wes Anderson movie set #AccidentallyWesAnderson
World Smile Day 2020: Twenty smiles to brighten your day
In celebration of World Smile Day, a photo essay featuring some of the smiling faces we have encountered during our travels around Asia.
In Photos: Abandoned cars and other forsaken forms of transport
Photos abandoned cars and other battered vehicles. The faded beauty of neglected vehicles from the UK to Thailand, and Kyrgyzstan to Cuba.
A guide to Southeast Asia’s less crowded Angkorian temples
A guide to other Angkorian temples in Southeast Asia aside from Angkor Wat. Get off the beaten path in Asia and have the temple all to yourself.
Faded Grandeur and Abandoned Buildings in Savannakhet, Laos
Discover faded grandeur and abandoned buildings in Savannakhet, Central Laos with its French colonial-era architecture and Mekong River mansions.
Brutalist and Modernist architecture in Southeast Asia
Explore Brutalist and Modernist architecture in Southeast Asia, a style predominantly associated with the former USSR and Eastern Bloc.
A look at Auto Rickshaws around the World (but mostly in Asia!)
The Characteristics of an Auto Rickshaw: Slow and sometimes uncomfortable, the auto rickshaw is as synonymous with Asia as rice paddies and noodle soup.