Travelling & Hiking in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam Hi, Me and a few friends are looking to do some hiking and travelling in South-East Asia around easter (Late April-Early May) in two of either Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. We are essentially wanting to balance the trip between some chill city/beach time and hiking. Ideally wanting to do some multi-day hikes if possible/stay with homestays and re…

Temple Hopping in Vientiane, Laos submitted by /u/renkure

Thailand, Cambodia or Laos? I have two weeks holiday in April and am looking to join some friends who are travelling SE Asia. For those who have visited all three, If you could only do one would you spend 2 weeks in Thailand, Cambodia or Laos? I have already been to Bali and Vietnam (which I loved). The trip would be a mixture of culture, partying, nature, sights etc. We a…

Thailand/ Vietnam/ Laos/ Cambodia… – help! My boyfriend and I (25/26) want to travel 3 weeks to south east Asia next November. We want to do a maximum of 2 countries and I’m completely overwhelmed by the decision because I feel like you can easy spend at least 1 month per country! Would love to do that but work… Anyways, I’m looking for some tips which regions are actually worth seein…

E-SIM Laos Bonjour, je suis actuellement en Thaïlande et je vais aller au Laos d’ici quelques jours par le Nord de la Thaïlande, avez quelques conseils et surtout savez vous où je peux trouver une e-sim pour pouvoir avoir du réseau une fois la frontière passée ? submitted by /u/Modjo51

Tubing in Laos Hi Guys, I was reminiscing about my time travelling across South East Asia in 2009. I remember spending a few days in Laos, doing tubing and people would write on their arms or bodies how many days they’d done tubing. Most people had done 3 days or some 7, a couple had done 50 where they’d been working locally but I remember meeting one guy who …

Is Laos worth visiting in August? Hi everyone, as the title states, I’m wondering if Laos is worth visiting in August. After doing a bit of research it seems like it might still be in the middle of the rainy season, which I personally don’t mind much but I’m wondering if places will be open and if the roads will be okay. For a bit of additional context, I’m going to be in Thail…

Kuang Si Waterfall, Laos Was in Luang Prabang for 9D8N, so of course we had to go to the waterfall. It wasn’t a long hike and the waterfall was really beautiful in person. submitted by /u/bellechiarra

Itinerary review for Laos Trip Hi, I am planning to visit Laos at the first week of October. Though officially the touristy season starts on November, is it more or less a good time to visit? Can you please review my itinerary and give me any suggestions? I am also looking for recommendations how to do a day trip to plain of jars from Vang Vieng (any recommendations/suggestio…

What’s Vang Vieng, Laos like now? I was there 15 years ago when it was a backpackers party town full of debauchery. People constantly getting injured on the river, restaurants serving mushroom pizza, and super cheap questionable buckets of alcohol. It seemed pretty depressing for locals but perhaps it was good money at the time? I’ve heard that in recent years the government has…

Is it safe to go through Laos as an unaccompanied minor? Me (f17) and my friend (f18) are planning to go to a trip from Hanoi, Vietnam to Bangkok, Thailand. We saw that it is cheaper to go on a sleeper bus to Vientiane, Laos first, which would be super fun! (And then from Laos to Bangkok) I can’t find much info about this online, but how would immigration work? Would they allow me to go even without m…

One more destination in Laos/Malaysia area? Planning to visit Luang Prabang and KL, and wanted to add Phnom Penh but it’s looking like it’s going to be a pain to get between there and the others. Working with limited time, so trying to figure out if there’s somewhere to replace PP that might be easier to get to, but most of the options I’ve already been to or am not super interested in vi…

Visiting a remote village in Laos (This story is about philosophy and moral judgement) I am currently backpacking around Laos and yesterday I visited a rural village in a remote part of North-East central Laos. The village we visited was very small and rural. It required an hours walk from a small tourist town/hub with no signage or directions and a haphazard trail through rice …