Wonderful LAOS

Tourists thought they would shift focus from volunteering for a moment and instead make room for emotions and feelings about Laos – a country that so often leaves beautiful memories to the ones who visits it. Which is why we organize volunteer placements there and why we are so devoted to make life better for the Lao.

 

It is now extremely popular to visit LAOS on holidays, especially amongst Xiengkhouang. Often tourists miss out on what else there is to explore once sitting comfortably on the Mountains. If you just travel a bit north, you end up in Laos – “the land of a thousand beautiful landscapes”.

The moment you arrive in Laos, you can feel the mystique and a sense of something exciting and different. Everywhere you go, you see beautiful colors on the local temples houses and trees. The smells from the street kitchens challenge the senses, and you can almost taste the chilies and spices.

 

The impressions will be with you long after coming home, but it’s often the memories of the people you have met that you will remember most vividly.

Whatever situation you might be in, there is always someone willing to help. They laugh happily at you when you are dragging on a motorcycle with a flat tire so bad that you can run your hand through the hole. But with a calming “Bowh pehn yangh” (no problem) you succeed despite language difficulties, and a moment later you can go home with a repaired tire.

 

In Laos you get the feeling that you are never alone. Everyone is family and friends and you are always welcome.