All tagged Laos

Best cooking classes around the world

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I found on my trip that taking a cooking class was not only a great way to learn how to cook a region's cuisine, it could also be a great way to meet other travelers, find out from the teachers what the best restaurants are to visit in town, and sometimes have a meal that's even better than at any restaurant...

Dining out in Vientiane

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The eating scene in Vientiane is much better than in Luang Prabang. Tourists are fewer here, and while there are a lot of foreigners still, a lot of them are in the diplomatic or NGO community who have money to spend and are potential repeat customers...

Stylin' Lanten

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The most stylish villagers I came across in my tour of northern Laos, even more than the hipster Tai Dam and the amusing Yao women with their pink yarn boas, were the Lanten.

Village hopping in northern Laos

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Just finished up a 6-day tour through northern Laos visiting local villages of different ethnic groups.  This has really been the experience you read about in magazine travel articles or guidebooks, but never seem to get yourself...