From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/04/22/DI2009042203115.html: 

Laos, Laos!: I'm considering a trip to Laos in August. Have any of you been there? Do you have any suggestions of what there is to see? Thanks!

Christina Talcott: We ran a story last summer about Laos that had lots of good information about where to go and what to do: The Land of a Million Elephants" Any chatters out there have suggestions for Laos?

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Arlington, Va.: Laos in August will probably be HOT and possibly quite wet. That part of the world has had lots of rainy season flooding lately. I spent about a week in Laos last November. I LOVED Luang Prabang. Definitely see Kunag Sii waterfall if you can, but if it's been really rainy it can be a bit hard to get to. I liked the boat trip up the Mekong to Pak Ou caves as well. While you are in Luang Prabang drop in at Big Brother Mouse to help them with their terrific programs getting books in Lao and tribal languages to school kids in remote areas of the country. They have a good website explaining their program. I spent a couple of days in Vientiane and was not really impressed by it at all. I went there from LP so it was quite a let down. It is a lot like Phnom Penh. Lots of traffic and pollution. Quite a change from the peacefulness of LP. I wish I had made it to the Plain of Jars but didn't make a plan to get there. It's a pretty laid back country with nice people.