Hi again !

Knowing that some of you readers have some info
about what one can take in legaly from Laos I would be happy
to get that info.

Aswell, what is forbidden. Up to what value etc.
Are Laos checking when you leave, are Thai custom checking
when you come back ?

Not talking about contraband, in my case perhaps Antiques, silk etc.
And not to forget liquer.

Have a good day, Bo.

Wine. Better selection and prices than Thailand.

Antiquities..??

would check with the customs office for export info.

dog meat ? they have some tasty canine tidbits worth a perusal .

sounds a bit Ruff-rrrrrrr Ruf.

izzix wrote:dog meat ? they have some tasty canine tidbits worth a perusal .

Aah yes but you can get that in Sakhorn Nakhorn. Unless our Lao brethren prepare it in a different way.

Beer Lao
Lao Coffee
Rado watches
Lao Silk Paa Sins
Pith Helmets
French Bread that goes stale as soon as you get it home
Laughing Cow Cheese Spread
Chinese Wine you can give to visitors you don't like much

How about Lao Woman ?

Prenders88 wrote:Pith Helmets

No, not pith helmets, the Americans will start to suffer 'Nam flashbacks...

the horror, the horror

i have had a few 'nam' flashbacks...the Mrs made some once with extra tiny white hot chillies, i had 2 mouthfuls then it hit.....sometimes at night i get the flashbacks and awake in a vicious sweat.

Pith helmets?? a la' Ho Chi Minh with a red star?? 5 years living in Vientane and I saw only a very few "pith helmets" generally on the heads of an indentured Viet street hawker carrying and selling piles of cheap tourist trash.. The only other place I saw them was on the heads of dork backpacker tourists arriving from Hanoi at the airport who generally wore them in conjunction with their "oh so revolutionary" Che' T-shirts, also bought in Hano.!! The Lao grunt troops still wear a baggy cloth field hat, which was kinda cool, although I never saw them being sold around town.

astrid wrote:Antiques.

Can you fit over 30yr old Laos women in your suitcase

i found beer lao in melbourne australia !

in the lygon st iga for anyone who wants to know

We always buy wine and beer Lao at the duty free store!There are legal limitations ,but we have never been hassled and i have never seen anyone else hassled!

One time,3 of us brought back 6 bottles of spirits ,3 5L boxes of wine and 3 case of Beer Lao!Other than all the lifting and carrying,no problems!

if you venture further than vienteine , and you manage to bring yourself and vehicle back in one piece i would consider that a result !!!!!! ive just aborted a trip to laing prabang , got as far as vien viang and gave up. the roads look like the americans have been using them for B 52 bombing practice again !!! absolutely aweful . could not get back to thailand fast enough . anyone thinking of living in loas , get yourself some psychiatric help .