Laos has one of the highest martenal mortality rate outside of Africa at 220-370 deaths per 100, 000. Comparing to neighbor Vietnam, which has 49 deaths per 100, 000 and 1st world countries like Canada at 11 deaths per 100,000. On a positive side Laos has improved since the…

Thailand tourism has initiated a program where tourist are able to purchase travel insurance online or within Thailand. TAT short for Tourism Authority of Thailand is a governing body for tourism in Thailand is working with 4 other insurance companies in order to provide this insurance. Travellers who purchase…

Phuket will hold the largest Wellness and Beauty convention in Thailand from September 18-20, it is the 3rd edition. Coordinators this current year chose to secure the 3rd edition of the World Spa & Well-being Convention 2014, it is a significant expo involving many industries within the health and…

Do you have Bad Jetlag when travelling long distances? There is some truth that sleeping certain amounts of hours before a flight or during flight will help fight Jet lag. Depending on how many time zones you will be crossing, you can calculate the amount of hours needed to sleep.…

Having Diarrhea is the one of the most awful issues to have while travelling. It can knock off days from your travel. Diarrhea is pretty common among travelers and it is estimated that 30 percent will develop diarrhea. The percentage is higher in South East Asia because of the extreme dietary…

by Tetra Pak Don’t Forget your Hat! 1. Wear a hat if possible to protect against the sun. 2. Try to avoid sun bathing at high noon(11am-2pm), since it’s a higher risk for UV. 3. If you are sunbathing for the first few days, limit yourself to 10-20 mins a…

by C.P.Storm If you are travelling in wild areas of South East Asia (read our tip guide), the last thing you want is to be bitten by  a poisonous snakes. “When bitten, swelling will occur and for a small child the swelling can spread throughout the limb. Blistering and bruises…

Worried about food safety? Vietnamese look again at small-scale organic farming. For two decades, Thanh was the only fruit vendor on Phan Huy Chu Street, in the heart of Hanoi’s downtown. But last year, a store opened across the street advertising “rau an toan” (safe produce). It was an…

“Laos became the first South East Asian nation to introduce pneumococcal vaccine and began a demonstration project for HPV vaccine at a ceremony in the nation’ s capital Vientiane Wednesday. “Immunization is perhaps the best investment any country can make in the health and well-being of its children,” Helen…

The Vietnam war ended in 1975 and to many who lived through the war, still struggle with the strong memories.  Ask a father and son, who have been hiding in the Jungles of Vietnam for over 40, well after the war.  They cultivated their own tobacco and hunted small…