The Field Notes
Laos travel guide & journal.
Guides, culture, food, and local stories — written by the people who live here.
Before you go
The practical side of a Laos trip — entry rules, trains, tickets. These are the questions we answer most often, and they are worth reading before you fix your dates.
- Laos visa service — e-visa, visa on arrival, and which applies to your nationality.
- Lao visa in 2026: what changed — the current rules, and the ones that caught people out last year.
- Laos–China Railway e-ticket guide — how to actually book the train as a foreign visitor, which is less obvious than it should be.
- Riding the Laos–China Railway — Vientiane to Boten, stations, timings and what the journey is like.
- Lao working visa (LA-B2) — procedure and fees, for anyone staying longer than a holiday.
Travelling with us? We handle visa guidance, train bookings and transfers as part of the itinerary. Tell us your dates and we will sort the logistics around them.
