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00:00Today I will cross the border that takes me to one of the least known countries in Southeast Asia.
00:06A place that hides a story few can imagine
00:09Come with me to enter the most bombed country in the world
00:13Yes, even more than Germany
00:15I am a millionaire here in Laos
00:16I'm going to turn around here and I'm literally going to end up, I don't know, in China
00:20I haven't seen any tourists passing by, mythological creatures that you don't understand are really
00:31I just arrived in Odontani, in northwest Thailand, very close to the border with Laos
00:37And here I'm going to look for a van that will take me right to the border crossing.
00:46Many travelers don't know that right from this city they can take a van and cross overland to Laos.
00:53This van, look, it stays here
00:55Upon leaving the airport, I was charged approximately $6.
00:58And we're going to see how easy or how complicated it can be
01:01Capcom Camp
01:09It seems incredible to me how in less than an hour we're going to go from being in one of the most
01:15visited by the world
01:16Thailand
01:17With over 40 million visitors a year
01:20One of the least visited
01:23Laos
01:29After 45 minutes the van just dropped me off at this place right where it says Thailand
01:35I'm going to check out here, so I'm going to look for where the immigration box is.
01:40And then I have to walk a little bit to get to the Lao side.
01:44Or I don't know if I have to take a van, I'll find that out in just a few minutes so
01:47come with me
01:50As you know, Thailand is a fairly safe country, at least on this side of the border, on the side of
01:55Thailand
01:55It feels very peaceful; I haven't seen any tourists passing by. The people you see here seem quite local.
02:01Let's hope it's just as safe on the other side.
02:09I thought I could walk from Thailand to Laos after I got my passport stamped.
02:15And no, I saw that everyone was taking this bus that costs only one dollar.
02:20Well, if everyone's doing that, let's make them like little ants.
02:23Because I've run out of internet on this side to investigate, to search
02:27So we trust the process
02:29Everything is flowing
02:30Wish me luck, my travelers.
02:39Right now we are crossing the Mekong River, one of the most important rivers in Asia.
02:46And that forms the border between these countries
02:53The Mekong is not only one of the most important rivers in Asia
02:58It is a natural line that has separated cultures for centuries
03:02And right here, as I cross it, I'm entering Laos.
03:06A country with a history that the world hardly tells
03:10Now we're at the station where we're going to get our passports stamped.
03:14I have my visa printed out.
03:16Here's an option to get it on arrival
03:18However, I preferred to get it online.
03:20It took approximately three days for them to try it on me.
03:23So the process should be much easier
03:26When I was researching this country, I was surprised to learn
03:29This is the most bombed country in history
03:31Yes, even more than Germany
03:38Officially, my travelers, we are in Laos.
03:42My country 103
03:43I was a little nervous
03:45But the migration happened very quickly
03:47It didn't take me even five minutes
03:49And they were quite kind.
03:50Well, in fact they didn't even ask me anything
03:52I only gave him the visa and the passport.
03:54They sealed me off and here we are
03:56I just caught this van that's going to take me to my hotel
03:59For about eight dollars
04:01And I don't know if we're far away or close.
04:03What I did was exchange money for local bills
04:07These are some kips
04:08And I exchanged 50 US dollars
04:10And they gave me over a million kip
04:13So, well, we've already started to get to know Laos
04:15I am a millionaire here in Laos
04:25Although everything seems calm today
04:27Laos has a very different past.
04:30Between 1964 and 1973
04:33During the Vietnam War
04:35This country was massively bombed
04:38More than 2 million tons of bombs were dropped
04:41That means for almost nine years
04:44A bomb fell every eight minutes.
04:46And the most shocking thing
04:48The thing is, many of those bombs never exploded.
04:51And they are still buried here today.
04:57Now, after that long journey
05:01I can officially welcome you to the capital of Laos
05:05I am in Vientiane
05:07Specifically at one of the most emblematic monuments
05:12Most important in the country
05:13The Arch of Triumph of Laos
05:16Also known as Patuxai
05:18This arch was inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
05:21It was built in the 1960s
05:24And I must tell you that something that caught my attention a lot
05:26From when I crossed the border until I reached my hotel
05:29It was the number of red flags
05:31That I saw throughout Laos
05:33This is a communist country
05:34And he emphasizes it at every turn.
05:36In fact, we're here at the Arc de Triomphe.
05:38And look how full it is
05:40Both of the Laotian flag
05:41Like the communist flag
05:51Patuxai in the Lao language
05:52It means "gate of victory"
05:55And this monument was built
05:57To commemorate the Laotian soldiers
05:59They were defending the independence of France
06:02And although this monument was inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
06:06It has its very original side.
06:09So I want us to go downstairs
06:11Because all the decorations have Buddhist symbols
06:14And very beautiful mythological things
06:16That makes it unique and different
06:22Although at first glance it resembles the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
06:26This monument has a completely different identity.
06:30Inside it is full of Buddhist symbols
06:33Traditional figures and details that reflect the culture of Laos
06:37It's like a mix between European history and Asian spirituality
06:43Wow, look how beautiful my travelers are
06:46I paid one dollar to climb the Arc de Triomphe
06:49And have a very nice view of the whole city
06:53And now I understand why some travelers call it the vertical runway
06:57But this name actually comes from a very curious anecdote.
07:00And it is said that years ago the United States donated some resources to Laos
07:04Specifically to build an airport
07:07A runway
07:09And they used that cement and the resources
07:11To actually build this Arc de Triomphe
07:14It is also known as the vertical track
07:16And very vertical because I got tired
07:22As in many Southeast Asian countries
07:26Tuk tuks are quite famous.
07:28But this one has something special.
07:30And that's because here they're electric.
07:33Look at the difference
07:33And it has its own little screen
07:35How technological
07:36This doesn't make any sound.
07:38VIP tuk-tuks
07:46This is perhaps the most important place of all.
07:50And this great golden stupa
07:51They see behind my back
07:5345 meters high
07:55It is the most sacred religious symbol in the entire country
07:59I've already covered myself up a little.
08:00Since this is a Buddhist temple
08:03Let's get to know him
08:04It's called Patat Luang
08:15It's amazing that all of this is covered in gold.
08:18And at this hour, when it's hitting him like this
08:20The sun directly
08:21She looks absolutely radiant
08:23Beautiful
08:24It's much more imposing up close.
08:27And for the Laucians
08:28This place is more than a monument
08:30It is the most important place
08:32To come and pray
08:33Bring offerings
08:35To find your inner peace
08:36In fact
08:37Although there are very few people
08:38We see around
08:39For example
08:40A lady was coming with her little basket
08:42Soft drinks
08:43Breads
08:43A few things
08:44She placed them there
08:45He opened the bottles
08:46And she put them on.
08:47And he said a prayer
08:54Look, for example
08:55Here I was sitting
08:56A lady
08:57Well, kneeling
08:58Praying behind
08:59Of those flowers
09:00Incense
09:01Soda
09:02And he leaves them all open.
09:04While obviously
09:05She makes her requests
09:06He also left money
09:08Some fruits
09:09And it's important
09:09That we as travelers
09:11When we come to these kinds of temples
09:13Even though it's a beautiful place
09:14For taking photos
09:16Videos
09:16Also
09:16Let's speak quietly
09:17And let's respect
09:18Because we remember
09:19Which for many locals
09:20They are really coming
09:21Just a moment
09:21Of inner peace
09:22Of faith
09:23Of spirituality
09:29And it is here
09:30Where everything starts to change
09:32After crossing the border
09:33With so much anticipation
09:35What you'll find in Laos
09:36It's not tension
09:37It is calm
09:38And the atmosphere
09:39It's completely different.
09:41To other capital cities
09:42From Southeast Asia
09:44Wow
09:44I'm running
09:46Let's see if it's still happening
09:47I have time
09:47From sailing
09:48On the Mekong River
09:49Before
09:50That sun finishes setting
09:52It looks spectacular.
09:53What a lovely welcome!
09:54Lau gave me
09:55And that's what surprises me.
09:56Because I had seen
09:57Lots of news
09:59So many ads
10:00On the internet
10:00Which was one of the countries
10:01Least visited in the world
10:03And I believe
10:04That's changing.
10:05In recent years
10:06While it is growing
10:07Tourism in Thailand
10:09Here too
10:09Because
10:10They say a little turn this way
10:12Today is not even
10:13Weekend
10:14My travelers
10:14And that's full
10:15Also of people
10:16You see foreigners
10:18Here you can see there's a small park.
10:19I'm going to hurry
10:20To search
10:21A small boat
10:22And see if we can navigate
10:23So
10:23Come on
10:30Bad news
10:31My travelers
10:32I walked all the way there
10:33Searching
10:34Where is the dock?
10:35And the sun
10:36She left completely
10:37So I'll try
10:38Tomorrow
10:39But today
10:40Apparently
10:40There's a lot of life around here
10:42Many activities
10:43And things to discover
10:44And look
10:45People are
10:46Quite active
10:48The
10:48Laotians
10:49Or Laotians?
10:50Yeah
10:51Laotians
10:52It is the demonym
10:53Of those born in Laos
10:54Kind people
10:55Calm down
10:56And people who live without haste
10:58When night falls
10:59The city is transforming
11:01With markets
11:02Local food
11:02And an atmosphere
11:03Much more relaxed
11:05And fun
11:05Dance classes
11:06And even a fair
11:08With games
11:08This fair
11:09Really
11:10I wasn't expecting it.
11:11So
11:11Let's play a little bit
11:13You know
11:14What great aim!
11:15Don't have
11:15But let's try.
11:24I haven't been prepared.
11:28For this
11:29Not always
11:30I have good aim
11:31Can I try more?
11:32Ah
11:33I only paid three
11:34No
11:34They told me no.
11:43Good morning
11:44My travelers
11:45This is how we woke up today
11:46And yesterday
11:47I stayed
11:48With great enthusiasm
11:49From sailing
11:50In what is
11:50The most important river
11:51From Asia
11:52So
11:52Today
11:53My goal
11:53It was very early
11:55To achieve it
11:55And I'm going to do it.
11:56In a way
11:57Very fun
11:58You'll see.
11:59Yesterday I thought
12:00That I had to walk
12:00All this
12:01Until we get there
12:02To the river
12:03But it turns out
12:04That my friend
12:04It's going to take me
12:05In this tuk-tuk
12:06So
12:06Let's go
12:07Come on, sir.
12:08He told me that I have
12:08That I'm holding on to here
12:09That?
12:10It's going to be very extreme, sir.
12:11Hey?
12:12What is this?
12:15Okay
12:16I feel like it's literal
12:17I'm kind of going through
12:18Thus a border
12:19A path
12:27We have arrived
12:29Fairly
12:30Here it is
12:31The river
12:32And how incredible!
12:33That there
12:34We are seeing
12:35Also
12:35Thailand
12:36Here are some
12:37Like stilt houses
12:38And this is
12:39Only
12:39Here we are
12:40There is absolutely no
12:41Nobody at this time
12:42More than Mr.
12:43Me too
12:51The most traditional way
12:52From sailing
12:53This river
12:54It's in small boats
12:55Like this
12:56Right at sunset
12:57They already realized it yesterday
12:59I didn't have time.
13:00If it arrives
13:00So today
13:01My big ship
13:03This is what it's going to be
13:04Something that perhaps
13:05You don't know
13:05It's with Latin America
13:06They are approximately
13:0712 hours
13:08Difference
13:09Nobody knows
13:10That I am here
13:11And this river
13:12It has electricity.
13:12I'm thinking
13:13I'm fine.
13:14Crazy girl
13:14Because I take it with me
13:15Turn around here
13:16And I'm going to stop.
13:16Literally
13:17I don't know
13:17In China
13:18Because this river
13:19Connects 6 countries
13:20From Asia
13:21So
13:22Wish me luck
13:23My travelers
13:23And be witnesses
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13:25Traveling with Vero
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13:29We're leaving.
13:30Let's sail through the Mecon
13:45I'm just about there.
13:46With the current
13:48In favor
13:48The problem
13:49It's going to be a return
13:50But I want to see
13:51If I arrive
13:51Up to the part
13:52From Thailand
13:53That's incredible!
13:54My travelers
13:54That sometimes
13:55The border
13:55Simply
13:56Could be
13:57Water
13:57River
13:57Like this river
13:59The Mecone
14:06I think it's the first time
14:07What should I do?
14:08Like this
14:09Many times
14:10I've gone kayaking
14:11But it's not a river
14:12So big
14:13And so important
14:14There are 6 countries
14:16My travelers
14:17From the Asian continent
14:18That unites this river
14:20And that it's here right now
14:21So calm
14:22With so much silence
14:23It makes me think a lot.
14:25Log on
14:26And also think
14:27Throughout history
14:28What this country has had
14:29Although it's not very well known
14:31Well, after studying a little
14:32About its history
14:33I'm surprised
14:34I'm so glad I came
14:36So far
14:36Today Laos
14:37It feels like one
14:38It feels like one
14:38Of the countries
14:38More relaxed
14:39That I have visited
14:40And it's hard to believe.
14:41That this same place
14:43Have one of the stories
14:44More intense
14:45From the last century
14:46Sometimes
14:47The places
14:48With the past
14:48Harder
14:49They end up being
14:50The most peaceful
14:52I've been here for about 30 minutes.
14:53Sailing approximately
14:55And look
14:56And look
14:57There it is
14:57Very close
14:58It looks
14:58Thailand
14:59I imagine
14:59That many people
15:01Over here
15:02They have to go all the way there
15:03It shouldn't be legal.
15:04The truth
15:05But I just can't see it
15:06No kind of
15:07Barrier
15:07Wall
15:08Nothing
15:08Practically
15:09If I wanted to
15:10I think I can get there
15:11That's all
15:11And walk
15:12And that's it.
15:14Officially
15:14Be in
15:15Thailand
15:16Oh well
15:16I think it's time
15:17If we return
15:18It has distanced me
15:19Quite
15:19From the point
15:20Starting out
15:20And it came
15:21With the current
15:22In favor
15:22So now
15:23My turn
15:23The hardest part
15:24What is going
15:25Navigating
15:25Against the current
15:26If you haven't given
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15:29What do you think
15:29Of this type
15:30From countries
15:31Not very touristy
15:32But with a magic
15:33Incredible
15:34Would you like to meet them?
15:42Laos has places
15:44Unexpected
15:45Like this
15:46That gives only
15:47About 25 kilometers
15:48From the capital
15:49Is called
15:50Budapark
15:51And it's incredible.
15:53I paid about $3
15:54To begin with
15:55And I'm surprised
15:56With how beautiful it is
15:57What is
15:57It has more than
15:58200 images
16:00Nuns
16:01Like all these
16:02What are they watching?
16:02This way
16:03They are amazing
16:04Not only
16:05The images
16:06But everything
16:06It has a lot of greenery
16:08And some images
16:09Very, very pretty
16:11We're going to go
16:16Discovering
16:17For many
16:18This park
16:19It's like a museum
16:20Outdoors
16:21You're walking
16:22And discovering
16:23And also trying
16:24To understand
16:24Each one
16:25Of these figures
16:26Because at the same time
16:27It feels like
16:28To be in a dream
16:29Surreal
16:30With all the figures
16:31Of gods
16:32Demons
16:33Mythological creatures
16:35That you don't understand
16:36What are they really?
16:37This park
16:37It was built
16:38In 1958
16:40And mix it a little
16:41The ideas
16:42From Buddhism
16:43And from Hinduism
16:48Wow
16:49Really
16:49Having paid
16:50$3
16:51For being here
16:52It seems to me
16:53Absurd
16:54It's a place
16:55Magical
16:56Amazing
16:57Each figure
16:58I'm surprised
16:58More than the other
17:00And there are photos left.
17:00Very pretty
17:01Having met
17:02A new country
17:03For just
17:04$15
17:05That's what I spent
17:06To cross the border
17:07From Thailand
17:08Even Laos
17:09It seemed to me
17:10The best decision
17:11I was surprised
17:12I was surprised
17:12At first
17:13I came
17:13With a little
17:14Scary
17:15I didn't know
17:15With what
17:15I was going to find myself
17:16But being here
17:17I loved it
17:18I have to go back today
17:19Again
17:20Along that border
17:21To give 15 dollars
17:22Further
17:22And arrive in Thailand
17:23Go get my suitcases
17:24To catch my next flight
17:26I want to know your comments.
17:27What did you think of Laos?
17:28What did you think?
17:29The little you saw
17:30In this video
17:31This experience
17:32That you lived with me
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17:46Bye bye
17:47Definitely
17:48Laos turned out to be
17:49One of the countries
17:50More unexpected
17:51From this trip
17:52A peaceful country
17:53But with a history
17:54That left a mark
17:55Deep
17:56Thank you, my travelers.
17:57Thank you for accompanying me
17:59On this trip
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