Visit Pakse

Visit Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city in Laos. Explore the historic Wat Xieng Thong temple (known for its intricate mosaics and traditional Lao architecture), climb Mount Phousi for panoramic views of the Mekong River, and witness the daily alms-giving ceremony (Tak Bat) at dawn. Sample local dishes like laap (minced meat salad) and sticky rice at the night market.

A French hill station of pine forests, flower farms and a Crazy House, cool all year in the Central Highlands.

Old-town white coffee, colonial shophouses with street art and cave temples in the limestone hills.

Geisha coffee farms, the Quetzal trail and the Baru volcano where you can see both oceans.

Coffee farms and the wax palms of the Cocora valley in a bright-painted Quindio town.

Coffee farms at the foot of Kilimanjaro, the town every climb starts and ends in.

Visit Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Explore the golden Pha That Luang stupa (national symbol and Buddhist relic), stroll along the Mekong River promenade for sunset views, see the Patuxai war monument (inspired by the Arc de Triomphe but with Lao motifs), and sample local dishes like laap (minced meat salad) at the morning market.

A city built on water with no cars — gondolas, Byzantine mosaics, and getting happily lost in the back canals