Cities in Asia
Luang Prabang, Laos
Luang Prabang (ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ), also Luang Phabang, Luang Phrabang and Louang Phrabang is the former capital of Laos and is now a UNESCO World Heritage city.
Houay Xai, Laos
Houay Xai (also Huay xai, Houei Sai, etc) is the capital of the Laos province of Bokeo. It lies on the banks of the Mekong river, which forms the border to ...
Luang Prabang, Laos
Morning in Luang Prabang is a gentle unraveling: thin ribbons of mist spill down from jungle-draped hills into the sleepy streets, while the low gong of temple ... more
Vientiane, Laos
As dusk smooths itself over Vientiane, the Mekong is lit by a gentle, rose-gold haze, cicadas thrumming softly as locals meander the riverside promenade. The ... more
Muang Sing, Laos
Muang Sing or Mueang Sing (Lao: ເມືອງສີງ) is a small town and district (muang) in Luang Namtha Province, northwestern Laos, about 60 kilometres northwest of the... more
Pakse, Laos
Pakse or Pakxe (French Paksé; Laotian ປາກເຊ [pȁːk séː] "Mouth of the river Se") is the capital and most populous city in the southern province of Champasak, ... more
Vat Phou, Laos
Champasak is a province of Southern Laos. It's best known for a series of Khmer ruins, collectively named a UNESCO World Heritage Site as the Champasak Cultural...
Don Khong, Laos
Khong Island or Don Khong is the largest island and the seat of administration in the Si Phan Don riverine archipelago located in the Mekong River, Khong ...
Yunnan, Laos
Yunnan boasts of its cultural resources and its diverse ethnic minority groups whose folklore and culture are one of the most interesting in China. One ... more
Old Bagan, Burma
Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the ... more
Kalaw, Burma
The town was popular with the British during colonial rule. Kalaw is the main setting of the novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker. ... more
Inwa, Burma
Inwa or Ava, located in Mandalay Region, Burma, is an ancient imperial capital of successive Burmese kingdoms from the 14th to 19th centuries. Throughout ... more
Myawadi, Burma
Myawaddy is a town in south-eastern Myanmar in Kayin State close to the border with Thailand. Separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River, ... more
Kyaiktiyo, Burma
Kyaikhto is a small town about 160 km from Yangon in Southeastern Myanmar, famous for its golden boulder and pagoda balancing precariously over a cliff. The ... more
Inle, Burma
Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second ... more