"dusty dusty dusty laos" a Laos Travel Page by utttz

probably because I went there during the dry season... Having been there during the wet one I would probably have said muddy muddy muddy laos....
Laos is definitely a strange place: Laos has shared the recent vietnam history, maybe with less media coverage if not secret, laos governement is strictly tied with vietnamese governement... I was expecting a similar way of life and I found a completely different country.
in vietnam, the traffic is really noisy, people is horning comtinuosly, while in laos the only noisy thing are roosters (I finally got why they eat so many chickens: they're trying to get rid of them). In vietnam people always cheers you with an international "hallo" while in laos the local sabaidee is the standard. refusing a "cyclo" in vietnam is a long task... hallo wherare you from? italy? look at this book... italiani amici... one hour fivethousands... I can show you... you have to repeat hundreds of times you prefere to walk... in laos is different they don't have cyclos, they have tuktuks, loads of tuktuks.... but they don't go on asking for ages: they simply looks at you and " tuktuk? "... no thanks and you're free!
I confess that after vietnam this nearly shy way to "promote" going around facilities is like a paradise :-)

Hmmm laos... I'm definitely in love with this country.