What is it like to travel by bus in Laos? How much does a ticket cost? Is it safe to take the bus between Vientiane and Vang Vieng? How long does the trip between Vientiane and Vang Vieng take? We travel by bus in northern Laos. Here’s our review!
Category Archives: Laos
Do you need a visa to visit Laos?
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.
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.
Laos: A Weekend in Vientiane: 7 Things to do in Laos’ Capital
Not a lot of people visit Laos, the sleepy, landlocked Southeast Asian country just north of Thailand. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is one of the world’s five remaining communist countries, and has a reputation of being the friendliest and most laid back; a joke amongst travelers is that “PDR” in its name doesn’t stand for “People’s Democratic Republic”, but instead “Please Don’t Rush”.
Video: A Weekend in Vientiane – Laos
Michael and Pinky take a weekend trip to Vientiane, the capital of the Lao People Democratic Republic (Laos). It is one of the smallest capital cities in the world, and less than an hour flight from Bangkok.
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