3 articles tagged with vientiane
The capital of Laos greets visitors with a peculiar contradiction – it's one of Southeast Asia's sleepiest capitals yet simultaneously offers a transportation puzzle that can leave first-timers scratching their heads. When I first arrived in Vientiane after my astronomy...
The first time I wandered through a Laotian market, I felt like a spice being added to an already vibrant stew – overwhelmed but instantly part of something magical. Vientiane isn't the frantic retail therapy destination that Bangkok or Singapore...
When my physics department colleagues heard I was heading to Laos, their first question was invariably, 'Why Vientiane?' Most travelers use this laid-back capital as merely a jumping-off point for Luang Prabang or the 4000 Islands. But as someone who's...