22 Oct 2025

Heading Off: Jane Daniell take us to Laos

From Afternoons, 1:50 pm on 22 October 2025

Today on the show we’re heading off to Southeast Asia — not Vietnam, not Thailand, but the quieter, lesser-known neighbour.

Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, home to the Mekong River, French-style baguettes, and some of the most laid-back people you’ll meet. 

Travel writer Jane Daniell has written a four-part series about travelling there on her website My Travel Room.

Jane Daniell sits by a riverside market in Laos. She is wearing sunglasses and a yellow patterned shirt.

Photo: Geoff Winchester