THE LAOS JOURNAL
Fresh perspectives, useful guides, and places to linger.
Nong Khiaw makes sense as a place to stop for a few nights, especially when a northern Laos journey has started to feel like a sequence of transfers. The Nam Ou runs through the town, limestone mountains rise behind its riverside accommodation, and…
Vang Vieng's limestone scenery gives it an immediate visual identity, but the quality of a stay often depends on practical choices made before the first outing. The town and the Nam Song provide a base for viewpoints, caves, cycling and river…
Si Phan Don, the Four Thousand Islands region of southern Laos, is a place to pay attention to the Mekong's shape. Channels divide the land, boats connect communities and the river shifts from quiet-looking reaches to powerful rapids. A stay here…
Muang Ngoi suits a traveller who is willing to leave space in the day. The small northern settlement sits beside the Nam Ou, with limestone slopes, forest and farmland shaping the surrounding landscape. Its appeal is not a long checklist of…
