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Laos Flag Laos (the Lao People's Democratic Republic) is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It shares borders with Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, Thailand, and Vietnam.

As of 2009, the population of Laos was estimated as being 6,320,000. The country's capital and largest city is Vientiane, which, as of 2005, had an estimated population of about 0.2 million.

Map of Laos, South-East Asia
Map of Laos, South-East Asia Photographic Print
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Looking East Across Mekong River to Phousi Hill and Temple in the Evening, Laos, Southeast Asia
Looking East Across Mekong River to Phousi Hill and Temple in the Evening, Laos, Southeast Asia Photographic Print
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Sunset Over Huge Limestone Rock Formations, Vang Vieng, Vientiane, Laos
Sunset Over Huge Limestone Rock Formations, Vang Vieng, Vientiane, Laos Photographic Print
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The Rough Guide to Laos (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
By Jeff Cranmer

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The Rough Guide to Laos is your definitive guide to this fascinating country. The 24-page full-colour introduction highlights all the ‘things not to miss’, from the Buddhist temples of Louang Phabang to the French colonial architecture of Vientiane, Laos'' capital. The guide reviews all the top places to stay, eat and drink to suit every budget and the brand-new ‘author’s picks’ feature highlights the very best options. Whether you want to go elephant-trekking in the jungle or explore the caves at Vang Viang this guide has all the practical advice you will need. There are detailed chapters on Laos’ history, religion, art and culture and maps and plans for every region.

The Rough Guide to Laos is like having a local friend plan your trip.

Discover Vietnam Cambodia Laos (Footprint - Travel Guides)
By Jock O'Tailan & John Colet

Footprint Handbooks
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Discover Vietnam Cambodia Laos (Footprint - Travel Guides)
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Finding untrammeled destinations has become increasingly harder in the "global village," but Footprint Backpacker Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos takes the adventurous trekker to some of the lesser-traveled paths in the world. Filled with clear color maps, this authoritative guide offers candid reviews of the best places to stay, including a wide range of hostels and roadhouses. Backpackers can follow the entire length of the mighty Mekong River, stopping at historic temples, palaces, and pagodas along the way to sightsee or play. Here too is current information on where to buy the best silk and sample the finest cuisine in Indochina. Highlights include visits to monumental Angkor Wat and the moving Plain of Jars, a trip on the Bamboo Train, and much more.
Laos Handbook, 6th: Travel Guide to Laos (Footprint - Handbooks)
By Claire Boobbyer

Footprint Handbooks
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Laos Handbook, 6th: Travel Guide to Laos (Footprint - Handbooks)
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Laos is a little tranquility in the heart of Southeast Asia, sandwiched between Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand this is where travellers come to get away from it all. Footprint’s 6th edition Laos Handbook has been completely revised and updated and provides everything needed to make the most of this peaceful and beautiful country. Hire bikes and explore the 4,000 islands in the south, go high-speed down the Mekong in a rubber tube, seek out some amazing French bakeries in Vientiane or trek deep into the mountains. With fantastic listings on how to do all these, plus the necessaries on where to eat, sleep and drink this guidebook is essential for anyone wanting to escape the crowds and discover this beautiful country for themselves.

Footprint Laos Handbook : The Travel Guide
By Joshua Eliot

Footprint Handbooks
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Footprint Laos Handbook : The Travel Guide
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Laos has been effectively cut off to the casual visitor since the 1960s. Embroiled in the conflict in Vietnam, divided by civil war, and then isolated by its economic and political policies, Laos only recently began to accept the concept of "independent" travel. Although few make it to this land-locked corner of Asia, its Theravada Buddist culture, pristine countryside, and French influence make it one of the great treasures of the region. Laos remains a truly unique and delightful country to visit. This comprehensive handbook contains extensive listings on all practical aspects of travel. It includes: full coverage of all the entry points from Thailand into Laos such as at Nong Khai on the Mekong River and via the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge; a comprehensive section on Bangkok in Thailand, the best place to obtain visas and the starting point for most trips to Laos; information on where to stay, where and what to eat; and details of festivals such as New Year, celebrated four times a year, and local festivals.
Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Handbook, 3rd: Travel guide to Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos (Footprint - Handbooks)
By Claire Boobbyer

Footprint Handbooks
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Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Handbook, 3rd: Travel guide to Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos (Footprint - Handbooks)
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Experience the hustle and bustle of Hanoi, feel the eeriness of the Plain of Jars, gaze at the awe-inspiring Angkor Wat and head down the Mekong on a slow boat with Footprint’s totally revised and updated 3rd edition Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Handbook. With in-depth coverage of all 3 countries this guidebook is perfect for anyone planning a trip to this beautiful region. Including an extensive planning section and suggestions for getting off the beaten track, plus accommodation listings for every budget and full details of all the sights, activities and incredible food this guide will be invaluable to anyone wanting to get the most from their trip.

The Rough Guide to Laos 2nd edition (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
By Jeff Cranmer

Rough Guides
Released: 2002-11-21
Paperback (416 pages)

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INTRODUCTION

Less than a decade ago, Laos was more or less unknown to Western travellers. Other than a brief period during the 1960s, when the diminutive Buddhist kingdom became a player in the Vietnam War, it has remained a backwater – a situation that only intensified after the 1975 revolution and the years of xenophobic communist government that ensued, when the former French colony was largely forgotten, at least by the West. However, when the Lao People’s Democratic Republic reluctantly reopened its doors to the outside world in the 1990s, after its major source of aid dried up with the collapse of the Soviet Union, a trickle of visitors braved the travel restrictions and exorbitant visa costs to have a look.

What they found was a poverty-stricken country stunted by war and politics and still doing things the old-fashioned way. The mighty Mekong and its tributaries were still the principal conduits for trade and, for much of the population, a pair of legs was the chief means of transport. Only a handful of provinces were wired for electricity, and Vientiane, the capital, was a sleepy town of tree-lined avenues, decaying French villas and a surviving opium den or two. Tourist infrastructure was almost nonexistent, and the very inadequacies that made travel in Laos unique were also causes of exasperation.

In the past few years, however, Laos has become much more accessible. Visa prices have come down and restrictions on travel have been all but lifted. In the major towns and cities there is good-value accommodation and a surprisingly diverse array of cuisines on offer. Conditions in the countryside, however, remain primitive and challenging, but travellers willing to brave difficult roads and basic, candlelit accommodation will be rewarded with sights of a landscape and people not much changed from those that greeted French explorers a century ago.

Laos’s lifeline is the Mekong River, which runs the length of the landlocked country, at times bisecting it and at others serving as a boundary with Thailand. The rugged Annamite Mountains also run much of the country’s length and historically have acted as a buffer against Vietnam, with which Laos shares its eastern border. Much of Laos is forested and, despite the ongoing use of the slash-and-burn technique of agriculture, there are still considerable tracts of dense forest inhabited by myriad animal species. Tigers and other majestic cats, all but vanished from neighbouring countries, still stalk the hinterlands of Laos, and new species of large mammals are still being discovered, such as the deer-like soala or spindlehorn. There is even an endangered colony of rare freshwater dolphins inhabiting an isolated stretch of the Mekong.

For such a small country – its population is about 5.6 million – Laos is surprisingly diverse in terms of its people. Colourfully dressed hilltribes populate the higher elevations, while in the lowland river valleys, coconut palms sway over the Buddhist monasteries of the ethnic Lao. Laos also retains some of the French influence it absorbed during colonial days: the familiar smell of freshly baked bread and coffee mingles with exotic local aromas in morning markets. Economic reforms undertaken in the early Nineties gave the green light to Lao entrepreneurs, but recent economic woes have hamstrung the fledgling capitalists. The future is unclear, as the revolutionary old-guard remains firmly at the helm but with little idea of which course to steer. For the visitor using US dollars, there are bargains to be had, and while accommodation and modes of transport are often very basic, they give visitors ample opportunity to rub shoulders with the people of Laos: a gentle and fun-loving folk whose patience and resilience continue to help them weather tough times.

Guide to Laos and Cambodia (Bradt Travel Guide)
By John R. Jones

Bradt Travel Guides
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Guide to Laos and Cambodia (Bradt Travel Guide)
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Cambodia & Laos (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)
By DK PUBLISHING

DK Travel
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Laos (The Horizons travel guides series)
By Solomon Kane

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Laos (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) (Italian Edition)
By J. Cummings

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