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Video description: It’s about 3.30pm in Vientiane the capital of Laos. The roads are very quiet. The video shows the approach to the Patuxai, the Laos ‘Arc de Triomphe’.

A short video clip of the water fountain at Patouxay from the top of the monument.

“Some western people visiting Laos behave like a Dutch farmer on wooden shoes in a china shop. Some other westerners are tip-toeing around anxious not to upset their delicate hosts.” This is from Stickyrice.wordpress.com, it’s amusing statement that might have some truth in it, but it’s hard for me to picture what a Dutch farmer [...]

A video clip of a ride in a tuk tuk or jumbo in Vientiane.

Beautiful photo slideshow of Laos. I like the buffaloes in the water.

A very nice video of Laos by filmmaker Taurino.

A video clip of one man’s hitchhiking trip in Laos. I wonder what he was eating toward the end of the clip.

Many monuments represent abstract ideas of freedom and liberty, and stand proud to represent the city, and most became the place of tourist attraction. As for Laos, we have Patuxay Monument, which is well known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triomphe. Patuxay Monument was formerly known as the Anousavary built in 1968, [...]

A journey down the Mekong River in Laos.
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A view of the soufrom a terrace restaurant at a hotel in Pakse.

Nothing but bumpy dirt road, well almost.

What traffic is like on one of the main streets in Pakse. I bet some of you know this road. I’ve been on this road a few times during my stay in Pakse.

If you want to attend Vat Phu Festival this year, then you have a couple of days left to get to Champassak and join in the celebration. The festival started on February 16 and will last until February 21. I visited Vat Phu for the first time in my life last year and was able [...]

See what it’s like to tax a taxi in Pakse Laos.