When you get tired of the often hectic pace of traveling in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, the sleepy alternative of Laos awaits. With a slower pace of life and a rich culture, Laos offers a lot to potential visitors in terms of its attractions and cuisine. If you have to ask me to pick only one city in SE Asia that I could ever visit again it would be a close call between Chiang Mai, Thailand and Luang Prabang, Laos. GEAR WE USE Olympus OM-D E-M5 II: http://amzn.to/1OchS7t Canon G7X: http://amzn.to/1YdjsYX Olympus 14-150mm II Lens: http://amzn.to/1Y79zeM Rode Video Mic GO: http://amzn.to/1WDKtVM Joby Gorilla Pod: http://amzn.to/1PgoY5F SanDisk 16GB Extreme Pro: http://amzn.to/25KEErs SOCIAL MEDIA & TRAVEL BLOGS AUDREY: blog: http://thatbackpacker.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatbackpac... facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatbackpacker twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatBackpacker SAMUEL: blog: http://nomadicsamuel.com/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomadicsamuel twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadicSamuel instragram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadicsamuel/ Having visited the city several times before, I convinced Audrey – who was visiting for the first time – to stay for several weeks for an opportunity to relax and really appreciate all that the city has to offer. We spent our time exploring local temples such as Wat Xieng Thong, climbing hills such as Mount Phou si for great views of the city, visiting the night market, gormandizing on local Lao cuisine and learning how to cook Lao food. What really won us over though is the lack of street traffic, slower pace of life and charming colonial architecture. It's a city where you'll want to linger for days on end and if we decided to return to SE Asia - in the near future - it is a potential base for us. After reluctantly leaving Luang Prabang, we ended up in the capital city of Vientiane after taking the overnight bus. Although Vientiane, has a bit of a bum rap (some have called it the most boring capital city in Asia) we happen to think it's a decent stopover for a couple of nights. You can spend your days exploring museums and temples and your nights cooling off along the Mekong River (where you'll notice locals exercising and relaxing) before grabbing tasty intentional cuisine. The following is a top attractions travel guide offering a snapshot of the best things to do in Laos during your next vacation to the most chilled out country in SE Asia. Things to do in Laos Travel Guide, Top Attractions and Lao Cuisine travel video playlist: 1) Things to do in Luang Prabang Laos | Top Attractions Travel Guide 2) Our first impressions of Vientiane, Laos 3) Eating Lao Food and Lao Cuisine for lunch at Tamarind Restaurant in Luang Prabang, Laos 4) Learning How To Cook Lao Food at Tamarind Lao Cuisine cooking school in Luang Prabang, Laos 5) Slow Boat to Luang Prabang cruising down the Mekong river three day tour from Thailand to Laos This is part of our Travel in Laos series. We're making a series of videos showcasing Lao culture, Lao arts, Lao foods, Lao religion and Lao people. Proudly presented by: http://nomadicsamuel.com & http://thatbackpacker.com All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker). This video features music from Kevin Macleod available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Commercial license. ສິ່ງທີ່ຄວນເຮັດໃນລາວການເດີນທາງ Guide, ການລົງທຶນທາງເທີງແລະລາວ Cuisine ເດີນທາງ playlist ວິດີໂອ: 1) ສິ່ງທີ່ຈະເຮັດຢູ່ໃນແຂວງຫຼວງພະບາງລາວ | ທາງເທີງການລົງທຶນການເດີນທາງ Guide 2) ການປະທັບໃຈຄັ້ງທໍາອິດຂອງພວກເຮົາຂອງລາວ 3) ການກິນອາຫານລາວແລະ Lao Cuisine ສໍາລັບອາຫານທ່ຽງຢູ່ຮ້ານອາຫານ Tamarind ໃນແຂວງຫລວງພະບາງ, ລາວ 4) ການຮຽນຮູ້ວິທີການແຕ່ງກິນອາຫານລາວຢູ່ໃນໂຮງຮຽນປຸງແຕ່ງອາຫານ Tamarind Lao Cuisine ໃນແຂວງຫລວງພະບາງ, ລາວ 5) ຊ້າເຮືອກັບແຂວງຫຼວງພະບາງ cruising ລົງການທ່ອງທ່ຽວແມ່ນ້ໍາຂອງມື້ແມ່ນ້ໍາສາມຈາກປະເທດໄທກັບລາວ ນີ້ແມ່ນສ່ວນຫນຶ່ງຂອງການເດີນທາງໃນໄລຍະລາວຂອງພວກເຮົາ. ພວກເຮົາກໍາລັງເຮັດໃຫ້ໄລຍະການຂອງວິດີໂອ showcasing ວັດທະນະທໍາລາວ, ສິລະປະລາວ, ອາຫານລາວ, ສາສະຫນາລາວແລະປະຊາຊົນລາວ.

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1. my wife is from Laos so if I go it will only cost a plane ticket there and back, her family will feed us and give us a a place to sleep. will be cool but I'm afraid to go on a plane haha
2. seening u guys video for my travel in Laos! i followed lots of ur tips and really cool i m really like ur video! keep rock it! x
3. i'm Laotian, but god damn these places are awesome and i got to visit it occasionally
4. Thank you for sharing your adventures. I will be visiting Laos soon with the wifey.
5. thank you for this, is there any train going Laos from Thiland? how many hours travel? thank you
6. I travel the world and two issues these YouTube travel logs don't cover very well (if at all) is public bathrooms, water, and ice. In Cambodia I saw them dragging ice blocks down the street and then putting them in chunks in a bucket to make smoothies. Smoothies are fine, and sound wonderful but not with ice as ice is most often made local water. Or drug across the filthy street to go in a blender. Our systems are not often acclimated to local water....and bathrooms run from....down the alley to exploding poop chambers that you can't breath in. Anyone who makes these things in the future please include these little tid-bits of travel observation. Otherwise this was one of the best videos I've seen...you kept the music out of the way, and focused on the reality of what the place was like. Thanks.
7. Laos is the asshole of S.E. Asia
8. My mom and dad and my brother and me are from Laos and also some of the Laos married American people in USA and I have 2 American uncle and Laos is a beautiful country , when I went there it was amazing 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
9. any western fast food like subway , KFC in laos? thaks
10. i love your video so much, i decided to subscribe
11. Nice video guys.
12. Wow, Laos food seems so pure of essence, healthy too. It looks like a beautiful country. Thank you.
13. I thought I recognized you guys from some video before. I saw the Istanbul video a while back. Cheers! I hope to go to Laos next year to meet friends for a vacation
14. I did the same cooking school, and your guide was the same guy I had, what a legend!
    
    
    Edit. I have done Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang twice by slow boat, first a tour pre-paid in bangkok and the second I did it by my self.
    I paid over 4000b the first time, the second time was a quater the cost. I paid 800b to the border for a van, crossed the new bridge and found 50,000k per night accommodation. I took a cheap tuk tuk to the boats in the morning and got a ticket for 150,000kip, overnight in pak beng I paid 100,000kip for a decent place. So you can do it your self without any worries.
15. Thank you for showing your visit to Laos. I really enjoy watching your videos.
16. the blue shades at the beginning really make you look like an expert on southeastasia!
    
    most random crap i have ever seen. How much money do you earn per click.
    
    people like you ruin backpacking
17. If I do and if you guys visit Vientiane, you guys will see me and I can show you any places. I'm Cambodian and I want to be half Lao and Thai.
18. I want to live in Vientiane when I grow up after college.
19. bad video
20. Sounds like she's used to bigger balls and happy to have them in her mouth.... Lol