The Luang Prabang dam is one of nine that Laos plans across the Mekong. Two others already exist, and Laos has also constructed dozens of dams on Mekong tributaries, moving at a rapid pace over ...

Journey along the Mekong River through southern Laos, from the region's highest point on the Bolaven Plateau down to its lowest, the idyllic 4,000 Islands. Discover ancient Buddhist temples ...

My friend and I arrived in northeast Thailand the night before and in the morning crossed the 'Friendship Bridge' into Laos to embark on a river boat down the Mekong. Drifting past a tapestry of ...

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Mekong Kingdoms As my fellow cruisers and I stepped aboard the top deck of the gleaming new Boheme riverboat moored near Luang Prabang, Laos, we were welcomed with a ...