Things to do in Laos Travel Guide, Top Attractions and Lao Cuisine

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.

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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.

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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.

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