Laos

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24 February, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kuang Si Waterfalls in Laos is definitely the most beautiful waterfall I have ever seen in my life. I had said this for Erawan Waterfalls in Thailand and they were absolutely gorgeous. But once I set my eyes on these, It blew me away. If you have seen both, let me know which...

24 February, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1681226185967{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]Laos is lovely and beautiful. I am sure you must have figured that out from the photos. It really is another world though. And getting information to travel inside Laos will be pretty tricky (it was for me). On top of that, the schedule of trains and buses tends to change...

24 February, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]You may say that Vientiane is just a small town if you compare it to the global metropolis with glassy high-rise buildings and busy streets. It is not half wrong. But I travelled the other way into Vientiane, from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng. Suddenly Vientiane seemed so big and busy to me. But...

24 February, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you look up online, you will find that Vang Vieng is termed more as a party place. It was a backpacker’s paradise where young foreigners come to spend days frolicking in the river and nights on a hammock watching ‘Friends’ or ‘Sienfield’ in a loop in the common rooms. It could have been...

24 February, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Luang Prabang is a gorgeous city. And while you can say this about quite a few cities in Southeast Asia, I think Luang Prabang has a certain class that I think is quite incomparable. Maybe it has to do something with being ruled by the French. I was smitten by the beautiful blend of...

24 February, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Laos really surprised me. I knew how similar it is to Thailand, especially in the northern part. At the same time, it is so unlike any other part of the world in terms of infrastructure and commercialisation. At so many points I thought that Laos is like Thailand, just 100 years ago. Anyway,...

23 February, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1677163043515{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]You will need a visa if you are an Indian travelling to Laos as a tourist. Laos does not offer visas on Arrival for Indians as of now. Indians definitely need to apply for a visa to travel to Laos except those with diplomatic passports. However, you can opt for...

23 February, 2023 /