Vientiane is the Capital and largest City of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos. It was once called the Paris of the East. Laos is a member of ASEAN and is bounded by Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and China.

For Filipinos, no prior visa is required when entering Vientiane. Vientiane can be reached by air from Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Singapore among others.  It can also be reached by land from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Laos is part of Indochina. I took a flight from Kuala Lumpur to reach Vientiane. The flight is approximately 3 hours. There is a time difference between Vientiane and Kuala Lumpur. The former behind by 1 hour. The cheapest airline flying to Vientiane is AirAsia.

The international gateway is Wattay International Airport.