Laos

Laos is one of South East Asia's most rewarding and least crowded career break destinations — a peaceful, deeply Buddhist nation where NGO and community development work offers career-breakers genuine professional experience in a culture of unusual depth and beauty. Teach English in Vientiane or Luang Prabang, support environmental conservation programmes protecting Laos' extraordinary river ecosystems, intern with community development organisations, or work with cultural preservation projects protecting intangible Lao heritage. Laos' quieter pace, warm-hearted people, and extraordinary natural environment create a career break context that feels genuinely different — and develops professionals in ways that more frenetic destinations cannot.