Flavorful. Soulful. Beautiful. Head to Louangphabang to taste the best of Southeast Asia. The Nam Ou river was once a major transport route, bringing people and produce from northern Laos to ...

It’s also a major motif in Lao weaving. Kiang Ounphaivong, a weaver at Ock Pop Tok, an artisan studio in Louangphabang, Laos, incorporates naga elements into every textile, just as her mother ...

Louangphabang, an ancient Lao royal town of great historical, architectural, cultural, and religious significance, lies in the north-central part of Laos on the banks of the mighty, muddy Mekong and ...