The Lao New Year festival program for Luang Prabang has been announced, featuring a variety of activities for both visitors and residents to enjoy from 11 to 20 April. The most important day... Read more
The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department’s Road Safety Centre released data on road accidents during the seven days which ended on 4 January 2023. The seven deadly days period ran f... Read more
Phayao city will hold their annual boat racing competition on the beautiful Phayao lake on 4th December 2022. There will be boats of 8 rowers & 12 rowers, plus a Sub board Race. For more... Read more
The Golden Triangle arguably got it’s name from Khun Sa the infamous Shan freedom fighter or opium warlord who reigned in the 60s & 70s. At his peak he had a trained militia of 10,000–20... Read more
The KMT Kuomintang were the nationalist Chinese forced out of China & Myanmar when they lost the war against the communist Chinese forces. In a long march that led them through S-W China... Read more
Vietnam to grant e-visa to citizens from 80 countries from 1 July 2020 Citizens from 80 countries will be allowed to get an e-visa from July 1, the government said in a resolution signed on... Read more
The Thai Laos border has an interesting history with communists & Hmong people competing for control of an area once neglected by the Thai government. Roads built on the Thai side to acc... Read more
VIENTIANE, April 23 (Xinhua) — All the beams of the Luang Prabang cross-Mekong River super major bridge of the China-Laos railway have been installed, according to the Laos-China Railw... Read more
The best pizza around, in the North of Thailand, seems to be @ the Mekong Pizza at the Golden Triangle; and is confirmed by the many rave comments by riders who have eaten there. GT Rider ha... Read more
India-Myanmar Cross-Border Bus Service to Operate Soon By Zarni Mann & Myat Pyae Phyo 20 February 2020 Mandalay – The long-awaited bus service to cross the India-Myanmar border through I... Read more
The 3rd edition GTR Golden Triangle map has been released & will be on sale from 15th February 2020. From overseas you can mail order a copy here For mail order in Thailand please email... Read more
Bangkok (AFP) – Thailand has spiked Chinese-led plans to open up a key stretch of the Mekong river, in a rare victory for activists fighting to preserve Southeast Asia’s most imp... Read more
Thailand to return orangutans seized from smugglers back to Indonesia Monday, 03 Feb 2020 BANGKOK:Thailand on Monday (Feb 3) is set to repatriate orangutans seized from wildlife smugglers ba... Read more
Laos – Pang Mon border open 1st February 2020 PHAYAO: Laos will open the Pang Mon checkpoint in Sayaboury province opposite Thailand’s Ban Huak checkpoint in Phu Sang district of... Read more
Vientiane: Laos and Vietnam are preparing to upgrade two more local crossing points to official border crossings to facilitate international visits between them. The facilities to be upgrade... Read more
In Vang Vieng there is a new toll free bridge across the Xong river, 5 kms upstream from town. The old bridge downtown which has been in operation as a concession for many years will continu... Read more
Route 118 the main artery linking Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai cities has been undergoing some painful, slow road improvements for a few years now. The original section dug up has now been co... Read more
Oudom Xai province has two new year festivals for the Khmu New Year celebration One on 13 January 2020 @ Lak Sip, on R13N, going towards Luang Namtha.. The google maps location: (This... Read more
Festivals & events in Thailand are often related to the Lunar calendar. Some Buddhist events are on full moon & some ethnic new years are related to the new moon cycle. 2020 Thailand... Read more
Phayaprai on the Thai-Myanmar border has an ethnic New Year festival coming up next month. The dates 25 – 30 January 2020. The Phayaprai area on the border has a diverse mix of... Read more
Thailand’s most outrageous colourful festival is on again at Dan Sai in Loei province on the 1st weekend of July = 5-6-7 July 2019. For lots of info & trip reports on GTR vi... Read more
Vietnam rebuilds Forbidden City palace ravaged by war Construction has started on a megaproject to rebuild a war-destroyed palace located inside Vietnam’s ancient Forbidden City in the centr... Read more
Laotian government told to prioritise tourism to drive economic growth. Prioritise tourism to drive growth, minister advises The government should continue to prioritise tourism and involve... Read more
For biker fans of BeerLao…..Beerlao Launches White Lager KPL) Lao Brewery Company, most known as Beerlao, launched its latest alcoholic drink “Beerlao White” in Vientiane o... Read more
Motorcycles key to solving road deaths In 2015, Thailand’s road traffic death toll was the second highest in the world. Over 24,000 people were killed in road accidents, that... Read more
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