(Lauren DeCicca / The New York Times) At the Kuang Si waterfall ... s condition had improved. Laos felt busier this time around, he said, especially in Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang, but the ...

the national symbol of Laos, and Buddha Park. In the south, Pakse is the ideal base for exploring the Bolaven Plateau, known ...

Vang Vieng, a popular backpacker destination in northern Laos, is at the center of an unfolding tragedy after several Western nations, including the United States and the United Kingdom ...