This itinerary is an exploration of the borderlands of China, Laos and Vietnam where minorities live and trade and coexist as if political borders didn't exist... 

"Elephants and Parasols: From Vientiane to the Golden Triangle" is a discovery of beautiful landscapes, natural splendour and local culture. 

This beautiful itinerary will take you from ethnically Tibetan Shangri-La to the tropical heart of the Golden Triangle, then on to Chiang Mai in Thailand – former capital of the ancient Lanna Kingdom. 

This stunning itinerary will take you from Yunnan to Chiang Mai in Thailand  

Lands of Silk and Snow: Luang Prabang to Lhasa is a discovery of the world’s most stunningly beautiful scenery: From subtropical Laos via Yunnan to the valleys and mountains of the Tibetan Plateau. 

On this journey you will drive from the edge of Tibet and one UNESCO world heritage town to another right by South China Sea in Vietnam. 

There is an interesting saying regarding the difference between Cambodian, Vietnamese and Laotian people. The Vietnamese plant the rice, the Cambodians watch it grow and the Laos listen to it grow.