Food is plentiful and nutritious, but except on a few occasions, runs bland and unimaginative. This tropical, land locked country is around the size of England. Laos is at the bottom rung of economic development. There's no glue on postage stamps. Not a single mile of railroad track exists in the country.
Skyscrapers are three story buildings.
A life expectancy of 51 years is the lowest in the world for any country not suffering through a protracted war. Their major cash crop is Papaver somniferum , or the opium poppy. The LAOS TOUR stays in the mountainous and cooler northern region and takes us right up to the borders of Burma, China, and Vietnam. It is sparsely populated by dozens of hill tribes and sub-hill tribes. Many unexpected things happen so we keep our itinerary flexible.