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Taking schools to remotest of kids

No roads, no phones, no power. But that doesn't get in the way of two Auckland ad men who are bringing schools to Southeast Asia's poorest kids - by motorbike. Kirsten Warner meets them.

Stray-ing into Laos

Kiwi backpacker tour operator Stray Travel expands into Asia.

Laos: Drifting amid lost dreams

Sleepy, spectacular Laos has had its share of grandeur, writes Brett Atkinson.

Laos: Trunk road

Driving Mr Naimoon, Paul Rush gets an entertaining lesson in pachyderm psychology.

Vientiane: Crazy incongruity in bizarre capital

Guns, temples and French replicas punctuate Laos, says Brett Atkinson.

Vientiane, Laos

Laos' bizarre capital is a languid collection of wide French-style avenues furnished with cruising tuk tuks, and plane-tree studded neighbourhoods dotted with Buddhist temples and French colonial architecture.

Laos: Gently down the stream

Despite the roosters and backpackers, Laos can certainly turn on the charm, writes Damian Christie.

NZ woman finds husband's body in Laos river

Aussies, Kiwis to mark Anzac Day in Asia