A Tourist's Guide to Vientiane, Laos 2019
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- I fly into the capital of Laos to see how much it's changed in the 10 years since my last visit.
It's changed a lot!
Instead of being a sleepy, backwater, place, Vientiane is buzzing to the same beat that Bangkok and Hanoi feels.
I visit the main sights: Patuxai, Wat Sisaket, Black Stupa, Pha That Luang, Wat Si Muang, Buddha Park and the Mekong River.
I was in Loas 1997. I spend almost 6 months there. The best time of my life. The food was outstanding, historic sites, the country side and the Mekong river was great!!
Thank you for this video...it's a big help for my visit to Vientiane in September.
The video was really interesting. Thank you very much
I had to stop watching this because I want to see some things in person! I'm so excited watching your video!
Vanessa Lambrecht you’ll love Vientiane.
Great video. Thank you! Is still on the bucket list!
Vientiane is great - get yourself there before its overrun.
I love laos from korea!
Nice..good to see Laos is developement the country.looking good.
What a great informative video ..! Definitely inspired me to go visit Laos ..! Currently in Bangkok , Thailand and just found out they have direct flights to the capital from here ..Can’t wait to visit ..! Thanks for the video mate ..!
Mustafa Baris you’ll love Vientiane. I think a lot of people skip it because they think there’s nothing there.
cessnagbdso You reckon ? I think so too ..! One question for you : How about the Internet ? Is it pretty decent ? I am thinking about staying in Laos for at least 30 days , but I wouldn’t survive without a decent Internet as my job depends on it ..
Mustafa Baris i has no issues with internet. I used roaming on my Indonesian SIM card. But you would buy a local sim when you arrive at the airport.
cessnagbdso great thanks mate ..!
Great video, I have always been interested in Vientiane but there are very few videos about it. The only this that I didn't like was the background music, it made me feel like I was in a videogame.
Glad y out enjoyed it, even with the music!
Wow Mate! Thanks immensely for sharing this.....I go back 30 years to 1991 and I can't even believe what I am seeing here! The Freedom Monument was just a big stone block sitting in the middle......Roads were mostly mud paths and I can't even recall a decent eatery.....few bordellos were seen thrown around here and there but nothing that worrisome.....the Market was drab and rural.....But its all changed and how!! :O In Google images I see a big swanky Bus Stop some where around the Freedom Mon. - Way to Go!
Glad you enjoyed it. And this was actually my second visit to Vientiane (first time in 2008) and I couldn’t believe the difference even in that time.
Welcome to Laos !! Thanks for Sharing!
Thanks!
Yep, pretty much got it all covered...nice work 👌
Next time ya passing thru, let me know, we'll have a beer 🍺😎👍
The Beer Lao is on you! Cheers.
@@JasonSmartTravel Of course 🍺
Will be visiting in a few weeks.Le Patitoh looks good for a craft beer or 2! 😋
@@rayronald7269 hmmm not really....just arrived back in Aust for 3 months lol 😏
when I was in Buddha Park 2005 it was so empty (and the road wasn't paved yet) - today it is full of tourists - I remember Laos from 2005
Thanks for sharing we really messed laos a lot me and wife my wife home town
I prefer the dark Beer Lao 🙂👍🏼
Planning to visit. Is it easy enough to get a visa on arrival, or did you get visa before you travelled?
I got it on arrival. Make you sure have the correct cash (I think it was $50 or maybe $51). Someone didn't have the money and had to go back to the end of the line while after finding an ATM. I think I may have handed a passport photo or two over as well. I was handed an immigration form on the plane which saved time, too.
cessnagbdso many thanks
@@julianlayton733 ...you can apply for an eVisa online now, or apply upon arrival with the relevant documentation.
Many thanks for the info 😁
What's the best way to get around in Vientiane??? Bus or subway or any transportation?? Please tell me
Cuz I want to go to Laos so bad!!
It's one of my favorite country in the entire world!!
Cuz since I was young, I was never taught about Laos and I want to see the actual life of laostian!!
It’s not big city, so I recommend you to walk or rend a bicycle or motorbike. Or the easiest one is by Tuk-Tuk (it’s an Auto Rickshaw), but it’s a bit expensive, depending on your bargaining.
Wlc to Laos...
It is pronounced ViengChanh, not vien tiane.
Vang Vieng, just 100km from Vientiane is another beautiful beautiful place
The wrens will be free. So nothing wrong with giving the ladies a little money. They don't have much.
Horrible background music.
Not much to see for me . If this all Vientiane offer then sorry .
Never rent a motorbike or bicycle in Laos, especially in Vientiane. Failure to understand Laos' traffic laws and making mistakes will threaten to move to police headquarters. Then he asked for money and asked for $ 45. We continue to intimidate that we must go to the police headquarters if not provided. So I finally gave the police the money to leave the police. And another ten minutes later another police officer was arrested and fined $ 40. I think foreigners are just trying to eat rotten meat (illegal funds).
Animal resemblance, it was like Haiana. I traveled to many countries, but it was the first time that police took money as they threatened to bargain for foreigners. The money I gave to the police for a few hours in the name of fines is actually about 50% of the average wage in Laos. I think the police in Laos are seriously wrong. This is what I experienced in May 2019.
2 years ago I rode a bike around the city for a month. I llved 3 miles away.from the tourist areas. Rode at night.
I am 70. No problems. Many others also rented. No problems. There might be more to your story.