Laos
Laos is Southeast Asia with the volume turned down: saffron-robed monks at dawn, the Mekong sliding past gilded temples, turquoise waterfalls in karst country and nobody in a hurry, ever.
Best time: November–February (cool and dry)32°C · Overcast in Vientiane
CapitalVientiane
Population7.6 million
CurrencyLao kip (LAK)
LanguagesLao; Thai understood; French/English in tourism
TimezoneUTC+7
Laos is Southeast Asia with the volume turned down: saffron-robed monks at dawn, the Mekong sliding past gilded temples, turquoise waterfalls in karst country and nobody in a hurry, ever.
Fun fact
Laos is the most bombed country per capita in history — yet its calm, and the morning alms ritual of Luang Prabang, remain among Asia’s most moving experiences.
