Laos Warnings Or Dangers

 
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Road Safety

by squidchip

Over the past years Laos has had some rebel activity coming out of the N. Most think it is the Hmong fighting the current Lao gov. These attacks have been on local buses along routes between Luang Prabang-Vang Vieng. Some reports also have come out as to problems out near Phonsavan (Plain of Jars) I traveled by minivan on some of these routes with no problems. I guess I am just saying that you never know what may happen when. Problems can occur anywhere in the world. I just wanted to give a heads up.

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Still not safe between Kasi and Phonsavan

by mke1963

There have been atacks during 2003 on vehicles travelling betwen Kasi and Phonsavan, at a rate of one every two months. This is a very risky road.In addition the road to the south of Xieng Khoun also remained dangerous in 2003.(All this info from the Auberge des Plein des Jars in Phonsavan)

Americans be aware

by tommy_oostende

Finally one advise: more than half of the population in the Xieng Kouang region was killed in the 60's and 70's in the war between the Patet Lao (the ones who won the war) , the Northvietnamese army, Hmong rebels armed and trained by the us and financed by drugs-money, and special forces who shouldn't be in Laos according to international agreements and weren't in laos according to the White House and so couldn't commit crimes against civilians there (always a trustworthy source of information as recently confirmed) ... so always make clear you're not American if you want people to be nice to you, even if you are! The descriptions they gave me of the recent history reminded me of Apocalypse Now! What really bothers Laotians especially in this region is that Europe is helping them to get rid of UXO's while the US still refuses to admit their warcrimes (laos was the most bombed country in...

Inside a Lao Hospital

by BorderHopper

The crash left my buddy pretty sore and we decided to seak out some rural medical help. The hospital was housed in what looked like an open air schoolhouse and paitents were housed in close quarter, boiling hot rooms. That's not exactly the idea enviroment for improving your health. None the less we waited our turn and he was eventually treated by two Lao nurses. To their credit the wound eventually healed.

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fast boat

by xaver

I always used a slow boat for my excursions, and, during my wandering along the Mekong I had the chance to see some fast boats, they look like small water motobike, they are incredibly fast, noisy and disturbing, you have to wear your safe jaket and your helmet, and for sure, you won't even understand that you are in a river, missing the sounds, the colours and all the scenes that a slow boat let you enjoy.as far as I could understand, fast boats are not that safe as well.

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Toilets

by SirRichard

In most of the hotels and public places you will find this kind of toilets consisting in just a hole on the ground.A good alternative if you are not very happy with these or not used to them is to go into some luxury hotel and use their "western" toilets.Oh, and bring your toilet paper too, water is used to clean after in most of them!

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Beer Lao

by jmmorgan

Is seriously addictive.As a fan of English beers I usually dislike all foreign lager. This one is good though. Seriously good. Not really a lager at all. Quite bitter and not too fizzy. A couple of cold ones goes down quite nicely. The only thing to drink in Laos unless you are tee total

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Slow Boat From Huay Xai to Luang Parbang

by ronnielcm

Beware the big con man in the boat! While you travel slow boat from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang.A Laos man claim himself work for the government and ask you to buy boat ride insurance, if you refuse to buy, he will threaten you and say will call the police to come. We refused, in the end he walked away and never came back cos the boat was move.Is up to you whether wanted to take the risk. Good luck!

pickpockets and camera snatchers

by call_me_rhia

Laosmay look absolutely safe to you but thieves do exist, so always keep yout valuables upon you. Someone I was travelling with for a few days had her expensive camera stolen while we were having dinner (this was in Luang Prabang) but while reading newpapers I found that that there were similar cases in Vang Vieng and Vientiane, too.Should this happen to you, know that it's not to the police that you should go, but to the Immigration Office. It also helps if you have a local witness (who can also help you with the translation)

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Visiting the Dragon

by BorderHopper

Opium can be procured in Vang Vieng and there are a number of dens operating in this town. Most of the dealers are Vietnamese or local Lao boys but don't be under the assumption that partaking in a bowl of "O" is legal in Laos...it is not and a number of Westerners have been caught by the Lao police who were more than happy to relieve them of their passports and Western cash.

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Q:  do any VT have any experience with the VIP overnight sleeper bus from Vientiane to Luang Prabang??? is it reasonably... 

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A: I took the VIP bus from Luang Prabang to Vientienne in 2010. There is a toilet on the bus. I was on the upper deck and the airconditioner was very weak. So it was a VHB... 

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