Looking for any info on an off road dirtbike or 4x4 excursion down the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. Looking for 3/4 days but can only find week+ long online. Planning to be Luang and Vientiane based but happy to travel out further and happy to get ourselves there. Mid-May time. Any info massively appreciated, cheers!

Edit: to add off-road dirt bike

I only have 2 weeks in laos so after a couple of days in the capital i want to go to vang vieng and do a bike loop. Any suggestions? Like 3-5 days

Does anyone have experience with bringing viagra into Laos? Is it an illegal drug in the country or is it perfectly fine to bring in?

Hi! I am going on a trip to Laos next week, passing Thakhek, Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Savannakhet. Do u guys have any suggestions for where to eat and which food to try for the best cultural experiences? Thank u guys so much!!!

Hello, I accidentally took out too much Kip and am leaving the country tomorrow for Thailand. Would it be better to exchange my extra Kip here in Laos or in Thailand? I’m in the capital atm

Can you recommend nice specialty coffee shops in Vientiane? Particularly nice interiors and good coffee? Thank you! 🤍

Does anyone know?

I’m putting this out into the universe cause I know I’m not the only Lao diasporas looking for family history and genealogy records and I’m hoping anyone can help as there are many Laotians displaced around the world looking for answers.

Does anyone have resources regarding diaspora genealogy or Laotian ancestry archives? Just curious as I know very little of my families history as they are quite traumatized to speak on it.

Also for anyone knowledgeable about surnames, what does it mean to have Luang in your name? Both my maternal and paternal share this begging honorific but I know nothing of the history.

Any help would be appreciated! 🙏🏽❤️ Hopefully others can get help from this thread! ❤️ Sok Dee Pii Mai! 🎉🙏🏽🇱🇦

With the whole world travelling to Thailand and Laos for vacation, I hope our diaspora can all one day go back home too. 😭❤️🙏🏽

Hello! I am making a short film where one of the characters is from Laos. I need something translated from English to Lao, but I don’t want to be insensitive or mess up any grammar. I’m trying to do my research! If there’s anyone that can write and speak Lao and English, I would greatly appreciate your help!

Trying to find out the best way to plan this. I am not sure if I want large amount of cash for all 3 countries so for those that have done a similar trip.

Did you take cash with you and exchange when you arrived? Is it easy to exchange leftover Cambodian, Laos etc. currency in the other countries when you arrive?

We're on our way down to pakse by car from vientiane, we got just over 2 weeks to explore Are there any MUST stop places on our way south you would suggest? Thank you!

We have filed a fiance visa application in the United States which has since been approved as of March 11, 2024. However, as of today (4/22) it seems the US Embassy in Vientiane have not yet received the paper work. I thought this took only a couple weeks at most. Has anyone ever gone through similar issues? Just trying to see if this may be a problem or not.

I have a baby, 10 months old, with my laotian girlfriend.

My girlfriend has a residence permit in Sweden.

I’m in a catch 22 situation where my baby can’t get registered as swedish and get a swedish passport.(Because I’m not officially the father in Laos) My baby also can’t get a visa to sweden since she is considered swedish because I am the father.(already talked with the embassy)

Our marriage process only gets dragged out longer and longer.

Get a visa to another country in Europe? Try our best to book a ticket and travel without a visa, is there any chance Thai Airways would let us board?

I am getting desperate Any help or input is greatly appreciated, feel free to DM me.

I am travelling to Cambodia soon and I am going to get a visa on arrival (I’ve left if too late for an e-visa). Is there banks that give out dollars in Laos or do I need to get out Kip and then exchange it for dollars?

I would like to go from China (any station) to Nateuy station then transfer to Luang Namtha. However, on Chinese booking sites there are no tickets available to Nateuy but all other stations have tickets. 12go also show no tickets to just Nateuy.

There are a few posts about people wanting to make the trip or use this station but no feedback.

Anyone managed it or have any idea why there aren’t tickets for Nateuy? Can it really be that popular relative to other stations?

Thanks!

Hi guys,

Does anyone know if pharmacies here sell tramadol over the counter ? Im in Pakse at the moment and left my supply back in Hanoi.

Regards and thanks in advance.

We’ll be arriving in about 10 days and I’m quite worried about the 40+ degree temperatures while we’re traveling around, since we’re not used to it. I know we’ll need time to adjust coming from a colder climate, but for those of you who are there now or have been recently, how are you coping with the heat? Did you have to forego any of your plans because of it? Do you have any travel advice or how to structure activities during these months?

I want to build a company into Laos but I need an agent to co-operate and handle work visa for my workers.

Please let me know

Hi. I want to visit Laos but I'm unsure where to go. I don't drink or party and I enjoy the mountains. I can speak Hmong. It'll be my first time in Laos. I am a Christian and I am seeking suggestion where to go. I'm aware of cultural practice to the spirits and such and I want advoid such. Thank you.

I ate at Noks Kitchen and there is a Nam Jim or dipping sauce that is yellow and tastes a little fermented and spicy. Does anyone know what this is called and how to make it? It is so addicting and google is not helping.

what challenges did you face when planning your wedding?

Feel free to share your thoughts and experiences :)

Is it okay to live with your Laotian fiancée in Vientiane? We are engaged and start the marriage process in the next 1-2 weeks

We've been living together for the past 4 years but we just moved to Vientiane a few days ago.. we are engaged but not married on paper yet, and I'm starting to worry because I heard they can fine me for 5000 dollars

Now do they actually still do that? Does it happen in a (relativity) big city like Vientiane?

Working here in Luang Prabang and looking for 2nd hand motorbike for me to go to work. Budget is no more than 400usd. Looking for an old honda dream but other bike is fine

Hello my name is Raphael , I will be living in LP for a year at least and I would love to meet fellow expats ! You can let me know if you are up for a drink ! Cheers

Hello, I am currently in Lao and my eczema cream is running out. I have eczema on my face and therefore I avoid using medicine with steroids. In Europe I use Elidel, I also know that there is cream called Tacroz Forte, but I tried looking for them in local pharmacies and none have it.

Maybe you know, what are possible steroid-feee cream options in Lao?

Thank you so much in advance!

So recently arrived in Laos. Tried getting money out of atm, some charge 2-3% per transaction, some flat fee of 30k kip. Bit annoying that you can only get out 2m at a time but oh well.

Why does google says rate is like £1 = 26.4k kip but when withdrawing from atm my bank shows like 24.1k. So which one is correct? Just want to know if im doing everything correctly.