Almost everyone needs a visa to visit Laos. The good news is that many nationalities are able to apply for visas-upon-arrival at certain international airports and border crossings in Laos. Make sure that you are able to receive a visa on arrival, or else risk being turned away at immigration.
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Riding the Vientiane City Bus from Wattay Airport, Laos
Save money and get around Vientiane, Laos easily with the new city bus. The bus runs directly to and from Wattay International Airport, and visits all of the most popular sites in the city, including Patuxai, Buddha Park, the Friendship Bridge, and much more. Learn how to take the bus, where it goes, and how much it costs here!
Reviewing Three NEW Flavors of Beer Lao (Craft Beer in Laos)
Beer Lao, the national drink of the Lao PDR, is widely considered to be the best beer in Asia. This year, for Visit Laos Year 2018, the brewery has released three brand-new flavors or Beer Lao: White, Amber, and Hoppy. We give these three new brews a try in the Laotian capital of Vientiane.
Independence Palace: A Time Capsule of War-Era Saigon
The most interesting attraction in all of Saigon? Take a self-guided tour of Independence Palace (now re-named Reunification Palace), the former residence and seat of power for the South Vietnamese President and a relic of the wild glory days of 1960’s South Vietnam. If you see nothing else in Saigon, you can’t miss a visit to the Independence Palace Museum.
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts – An Art Museum in a Historic Mansion
The Saigon Museum of Fine Arts has an impressive collection, but the building itself is something of a work of art as well.
Visiting the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Visit the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, once considered to be the pearl of Indochina. Vietnam’s largest zoo dates back to 1865, and is a great place to spend a day in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
What to do in Nha Trang, Vietnam (FREE and cheap attractions)
Nha Trang is a resort town located on Vietnam’s south-central coast. Though the city is popular with visitors for its Vinpearl Land amusement park and resort, there are tons of free and budget-friendly attractions within the city too. These are some of the cheap and free things to do in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
10 Thai Fruits You (Might) Have Never Seen Before
Have you ever seen these amazing, colorful, and exotic fruits? When I first came to Thailand, I had no idea how to eat them! These top amazing fruits are something that you must try when you visit Thailand. From Durian, the “King of Fruit” to Mangosteen, the “Queen of Fruit”, Thailand has some of the best and most colorful fruit in the whole world. Here are the fruits that you must try for the first time when you visit Bangkok, Thailand.
Celestial Lady Pagoda, Hue – a Temple on the Perfume River
The Celestial Lady Pagoda is one of the symbols of Hue, Vietnam’s old imperial city. Located along the Perfume River just west of the old Imperial Citadel, the Celestial Lady Pagoda is a quiet and peaceful place of beauty and contemplation. And the best part is, it’s completely FREE to visit.
B’estival: Ba Na Hill’s Oktoberfest (Beer Festival) – FREE BEER
FREE BEER? Beautiful German women? A French village on top of a mountain in central Vietnam? Count me in! B’estival is Ba Na Hill’s answer to Oktoberfest, a huge beer festival in the cool, misty mountains of Da Nang. The best part is, they give the beer away liberally and freely to visitors!
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