Offering new perspectives of Chiang Mai, this early morning tour goes beyond the panoramic view with both feet on the ground. Hot air ballooning over Chiang Mai and a visit to Doi Suthep gives visitors a real bird’s eye view of the Rose of the North.

Vientiane is not your average capital. Heavily influenced by the French, the seat of the Laotian government lacks aspects of what is commonly defined as a hustle-and-bustle metropolis where time moves fast. The contrary is actually the truth; tree-lined boulevards with small coffee corner, temples and religious shrines where a coming-and-going of the faithful may be the only traffic jam during that day, and where life takes on an even slower pace when settling down along the Mekong for the sun t