Cambodia & Laos Uncovered

• Luang Prabang: Cycle around the former capital of Laos, visiting Ock Pop Tock, Wat Xieng Thong, and Big Brother Mouse

• Luang Prabang: Today, you'll get to test out your teaching skills and chat with the students at Big Brother Mouse, who are there to learn English

• The team at Big Brother Mouse are working to reduce illiteracy levels across Laos, providing language lessons and publishing/promoting books and other learning materials

• Luang Prabang: Meditate at this ornate temple, or just marvel at its gilded beauty and take lots of pics

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• Luang Prabang: Step inside the Living Crafts Centre in Luang Prabang and watch over 50 Lao artisans at work, creating beautiful clothes and homeware using traditional weaving techniques

• Learn how Ock Pop Tok, founded by Joanna Smith and Veomanee Douangdala in 2000, empowers women by turning their skills into a viable career, while promoting Laotian textiles and crafts across the globe

• Luang Prabang: Always wanted to live like a Buddhist? Here is your chance to offer an ‘Alms’ to monks, in the spirit of karmic giving

• Luang Prabang: Hop onto the train from Luang Prabang, travelling at a dashing 160 km/h

• You’ll catch some breathtaking views on the way

• Vientiane: See the incredible work of COPE, a non-profit helping locals with mobility-related disabilities, including victims of unexploded bombs

• Witness how they provide prosthetic and orthotic devices, surgery, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation - giving people back mobility, dignity, and independence

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• Vientiane: This isn't your typical hectic capital city

• Today, you'll walk around the peacefully lovely city of Vientiane and admire Laos' version of the Arc de Triomphe - the Patuxai

• Vientiane: It’s bizarre

• It’s beautiful

• And it has a lot of Buddha statues

• This fanciful sculpture garden will leave you with wonder (and a little bit of confusion) in your eyes

• Phnom Penh: A sombre but important remembrance for the victims of the Khmer Rouge

• Visit the fields and Genocide Museum

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• Phnom Penh: Spend the evening at one of Phnom Penh's best-loved after-dark hotspots for refreshing beverages and tantalising food

• Siem Reap: Visit Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and Bayon – where Tomb Raider was filmed

• But dress appropriately (no hotpants, soz)

• Siem Reap: Not only is the food top-notch, this social enterprise trains and employs street youth (and also gives opportunities to other marginalized or at-risk groups!)

• Every bite supports these young locals to build skills, confidence and a brighter future

• Respect

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