Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
»
The Ravens: Pilots of the Secret War of Laos
(1987) Christopher Robbins' page-turning
account of the Secret War and the role of American pilots and the Hmong is an excellent
read.
»
Shooting at the Moon: The Story of America's Clandestine War in Laos
(1998) Roger
Warner's well-respected book exposes the Secret War against the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and
the CIA and Hmong role in it.
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
You can expect borders to be fairly sleepy affairs, and customs officers are not too interes-
ted - so long as you're not carrying more than 500 cigarettes and 1L of spirits. If you're
caught with drugs, knives or guns on your person, this also may change very quickly.
EMBASSIES & CONSULATES
Australian Embassy
( 021-353800;
www.laos.embassy.gov.au
;
Th Tha Deua, Ban Wat Nak, Vientiane;
8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Also represents nationals of Canada and New Zealand.
Cambodian Embassy
( 021-314952; Th Tha Deua, Km3, Ban That Khao, Vientiane)
Issues visas for
US$20.
Chinese Embassy
( 021-315105;
http://la.china-embassy.org/eng
; Th Wat Nak Nyai, Ban Wat Nak, Vi-
entiane;
8-11.30am Mon-Fri)
Issues visas in four working days.
French Embassy
( 021-215258;
www.ambafrance-laos.org
; Th Setthathirath, Ban Si Saket, Vientiane;
9am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm Mon-Fri)
German Embassy
( 021-312110;
www.vientiane.diplo.de
; Th Sok Pa Luang, Vientiane;
9am-noon
Mon-Fri)
Myanmar Embassy
( 021-314910; Th Sok Pa Luang, Vientiane)
Issues tourist visas in three days
for US$20.
Thai Embassy
( 021-214581;
www.thaiembassy.org/vientiane
; Th Kaysone Phomvihane, Vientiane;
8.30am-noon & 1-3.30pm Mon-Fri)
Head to the Vientiane consulate
( 021-214581; 15 Th
Bourichane, Vientiane; 8am-noon & 1-4.30pm)
for visa renewals and extensions. Thailand
also has a consulate in Savannakhet
( 041 212373; cnr Th Tha He & Th Chaimeuang, Savanna-
khet)
, which issues same-day tourist and non-immigrant visas (1000B).
US Embassy
( 021-267000;
http://laos.usembassy.gov
;
Th Bartholomie, Vientiane)
Vietnamese Embassy
( 021-413400;
www.mofa.gov.vn/vnemb.la
; Th That Luang, Vientiane;
8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri)
Issues tourist visas in three working days for US$45, or in one day
for US$60. The Luang Prabang consulate
(Th Naviengkham, Luang Prabang)
issues tourist
visas for US$60 in a few minutes or US$45 if you wait a few days. The consulates in
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