Tagged: Laos

(Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao; République démocratique populaire Lao). State of Southeast Asia (236,800 km²). Capital: Vientiane. Administrative division: provinces (17), special region (1). Population: 6,514,432 (2012 estimate). Language: Lao or Laotian (official), French. Religion:...

On the way to Laos, its old capital, Luang Prabang, with its gold-decorated Buddhist temples and processions of orange-clad monks, forms an idyllic stopover. Luang Prabang is perhaps the best-preserved city in Southeast Asia,...