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Budget & TipsIn every city you will find a wide variety of massage parlours, from the most rudimentary to the luxury spa. Each city also has a sauna, the Red Cross ones are recommended.
What's very localPicnicking is one of the favorite pastimes of Lao families. Laotians do not hesitate to fill their cooler and go to the nearest park or natural site. They will have prepared beforehand, or bought on the way, something to eat and drink. They often set up at the foot of easily accessible waterfalls. If you don't like crowds or noise, plan to visit these places during the week.
Laotians are crazy about petanque, a practice inherited from the French protectorate period, especially in Vientiane.