Travelogues Vientiane Prefecture

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Wir sind zurück in Indonesien, mit unglaublich vielen neuen Eindrücken, Erfahrungen und vor allem einem neuen Visum in der Tasche. Unser bisheriges Visum war ein sogenanntes...

We often hear that Laos was the country subjected to the most bombings during the Vietnam War. The Ho Chi Minh Trail, which was actually a vast network of routes, primarily ran...

... But first, it was cozy in the bus...

A smile, often received, often given, sometimes just a moment fleeting across the face, sometimes wide and lingering. Surprising moments, surprising encounters, surprising...

How do I summarize these 24 hours? Totally surprised, we explore Vientiane for hours. A city full of contrasts: old, dilapidated houses, overloaded power poles, shining glass...

In the last days in Vientiane, we take the opportunity to visit some landmarks. One of the city’s most distinctive monuments is the Patouxai, reminiscent of the Arc de Triomphe de...

The fastest connection through the north of Laos is the high-speed train from Vientiane to Kunming in China. The train is state-of-the-art and covers the distance from Vientiane...

[by Franzi] The next morning started with some planning, we booked our bus to the next city, but this time through our hostel, because we couldn't find any bus connections on...

Vientiane - how should one describe this city and its striking contrasts? Anja (https://vakantio.de/oneway2025/vientiane-geschichte-erfahren-das-heute-verstehen) has summarized...

The other prominent landmark of Vientiane is the 45-meter-high Pha That Luang. When King Sai Setthathirath I moved his capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane, he is said to have...

Laos, the victim of a war in which the country was never actually involved, with serious consequences for the country and its population, as well as sightseeing in the capital...

After the first round of surprises on Tuesday evening, we decide to continue exploring Vientiane on foot for the time being. While stumbling upon a very beautiful dilapidated...

After being a bit surprised at how well I felt after the night, I was happy that this stable health condition lasted throughout the day and so far everything is fine. 🥳...

Hello dear ones, a lot has happened in the last few days. The probably most beautiful and best experience was probably when I arrived at the airport in Vientiane on Tuesday,...

Since the day before yesterday we are in Vientiane, the capital city with around 700,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Mekong River, with Thailand on the other side, but...

On Monday morning, after 12 hours on the bus, I reached Vientiane, the capital of Laos 🫨 I spent today sightseeing. First I went to the Mekong to walk along it a bit....

It's Tuesday and we have been on the road for 3 weeks. Time flies! Vientiane is strongly influenced by French culture, and when we sat in the French café recommended by the...

The city of Vientiane itself is not a beautiful city, and there is not much to see. We strolled along the Mekong riverbank and could practically spit to Thailand.

Good Morning Vientiane! For a capital city with over 600,000 residents in its metropolitan area, you actually don't feel as busy as in other Asian capitals. And I like that!...

03.01., 08:30 a.m., on the veranda of our hotel Sitting on the veranda of our beautiful guesthouse in a courtyard set back from the road among palm trees, flower pots, two...

Triumphal Arch

With the headline, almost everything is already said about Vientiane 😉. Vientiane is a strangely divided city, which cannot quite decide between old mansions in French colonial...

Our (for now) 11 days in Laos flew by and we only visited the 3 places Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, and Vientiane, as well as their respective surroundings. We spent the first few...

For the next day, we had rented a scooter again, as the city center of Vientiane didn't have much to offer. Our destination was the Buddha Park, as the name suggests: a park with...

After a leisurely day of reading and doing nothing on Don Det, we took the boat back to the mainland in the afternoon. Then we continued with a mini van to Pakse. Upon arriving...

The only flight within the Asia tour went to the capital city of Laos, Vientiane. We woke up early again, flew for a good hour, and then had to wait in a pretty long queue for our...

Between Buddha and other partly very bizarre statues

Now we sadly left behind 4000 amazing islands and made our way to the next bus station in Pakxe. We took an overnight bus to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. We have already...

We are only making a stopover in the capital city of Vientiane and taking a short stroll. The visit to the COPE Visitor Center is absolutely worth it!