Vientiane is Laos’ biggest city. One of two main gateways to the only land-locked country in Southeast Asia, travelers, especially those on an extended Indo-China adventure, have mixed views on ...
The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined ... on Aug. 4, 1950, as a symbol of peace. It was greeted with great fanfare at the time. Large memorial services were held ...