“The Rocket” (2013), awarded at the Berlinale, revealed rural Laos and its homemade rocket festivals to the world.
The old kingdom of Laos was called Lan Xang: “the land of a million elephants”.
Drift down the Mekong by slow boat to Luang Prabang (2 days). An eSIM helps: the Loca app in Vientiane, kip withdrawn before the countryside and offline maps on the river.