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Has anyone here traveled to Laos country which is located near to Thailand ? please share your experience there including places, activities and life. I'm planning to go there by the end of June this year.
Why Laos? Been to Cambodia and Vietnam and a few other countries in SE Asia...Thailand of course. Those may be more accessable for a tourist, particularly Vietnam and Thailand. Cambodia is poor enough but I imagine it will be extreme poverty in Laos.
Has anyone here traveled to Laos country which is located near to Thailand ? please share your experience there including places, activities and life. I'm planning to go there by the end of June this year.
Are there still active bombs that detonate based on when the US dropped them?
Yes, but mostly farther east and they have markings on the ground where UXO teams have cleared safe passage. You won't encounter it much in the main tourist areas of Vientiane, Vang Vieng, and Luang Prabang so don't sweat it.
It is actually somewhat interesting (and sad given impact on locals) as there are museums about UXO and the efforts to clear them, plus many local houses and businesses use the cluster bomb casings for practical things like fences.
Why Laos? Been to Cambodia and Vietnam and a few other countries in SE Asia...Thailand of course. Those may be more accessable for a tourist, particularly Vietnam and Thailand. Cambodia is poor enough but I imagine it will be extreme poverty in Laos.
It's just different. Laos has a lot more natural beauty than Cambodia, on par (and similar to) the hill areas of Northern Vietnam. The Buddhist influence on culture is also stronger like in Thailand, unlike relatively secular and often Christian leaning of Vietnam.
I believe one of the things that will keep Laos lower on the tourist appeal is lack of beaches. People like beaches, especially many Europeans who have more limited and expensive options for sun and sand. Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia let you combine some beach time along with inland cultural stuff, but the closest thing Laos has to that is playing around on the banks of the Mekong.
No, I have only visited Laotian cities and towns. I never ventured into that nation's rural regions.
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