Has anybody got info on laos in thailand

Question

how much for hotel, food,beer. is there much to do. any chilled places to eat and drink....more info the better..thanks

Answer 1

As others have pointed out, Laos is an independent country which borders Thailand. I was there for  two days and found the capital Vientiane very quaint and very small.  Not much to do . Not much to see.  Lovely people .  

Answer 2

I travel to Laos and stay at the place below great value

www.homestayisaan,com

Answer 3

As others point out they are 2 different countries.

The main place in Laos is Luang Prabang, in the north of the country. Its an ancient town with UNESCO Heritage status, full of old temples all coupled with a Gallic (French) influence. Hotels range from $10 to $300 per night. A three course meal in the best restaurants (not in hotels) is no more than $10 including a couple of large beers!

Vientiane is the capital and good for a couple of days. If going overland between the two I suggest a stop at Vang Vieng - a chilled place by the Mekong River where you can stay for as little as $5 per night. A great fun place for 20 - 40 years olds

The far north and far south are also great but relatively hard to get to but are cheap as anywhere in the world - 4000 Islands in the south would be my recommendation.  

Answer 4

Laos is an independent country to north-east of Thailand. It's extremely poor and is one of the few hardline communist states left. It's slightly more liberal than Cuba but the People's Republic of China seems free by comparison.

If you want to travel there, its main attractions are Buddhist temples and wildlife.

Answer 5

I've been to Laos a couple of times.  Basically it seems the same as Northeast Thailand.  People are friendly enough. I went to Vientiane and to Savanaket.  In Vientiane stayed near the American Embassy room was 650 baht (I'm sure they're cheaper further out).  Everything seemed about the same price as in N.E. Thailand.  We ate at a steakhouse and they spoke English.  I don't drink much but we walked a few streets and there were a couple of clubs open (with loud music) but it was during the week (one hopping spot down by the river seemed pretty busy).  They say its illegal to "chat" the girls up but there was some old british guy in front of the ho-tel down the street from ours negotiating with a couple of country girl he said were 18 year old .  So maybe someone is looking the other way.

Savanaket is also a border town there were rooms available and they seemed to be a couple of hundred baht.  Laos has bakeries and you can buy pretty good bread, coffee and tobacco pretty inexpensive due to the french influence.  We went to the nut (farmers market) and they had all the same stuff you find in Thailand.   They had lots of Chinese made motor bikes for sale.  The tuk-tuk drivers were angry at us because we chose to walk rather than ride.  They weren't intimidating just trying to make a living.

I think you can only get a fifteen day Visa.

Answer 6

Laos isn't in thailand...it's an independant country...it is very cheap but an extremely poor country.  Luang Prabang is an amazing place, very french in influence, not uncommon to see buddhist monks in pattiseries. Did a Mahout course there, where you learn to be an elephant driver...brilliant.  Vang Vieng is fun...small town but you can go tubing down a bar and rope swing infested river.  A hard country to travel in though...involves long, uncomfortable boats and buses but is beautiful and people are very friendly.

Answer 7

im english and i lived in laos for 9 months and its a great place where old ladies in small villages who are bent double thru yrs of picking rice offer you food when they live in poverty themselves.the nicest people i have ever come across........

Answer 8

Are you sure that there is a Laos in Thailand? Or are you confusing the country of Laos with somewhere else?