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Hitching in '''Laos''' is very much divided to north and south part of the country. While in south it is relatively easy to hitchike for 300 KM a day, in the north it's hard to go more than 150 a day. it can get pretty hard, and that was also [[User:Worldhitch|Worldhitch's]] experience. It can take a long time to be picked up, as just a few cars drive on the so called 'highway'. the highway is a dirt road, paved randomly, one lane each. Looking at the amount of cars (in January 2011 and 2012) there are '''around 1 (pick up, car, truck) per 6 minutes'''. Very different then than hitching in Thailand. But even in the north it is still possible to get a lift. Solo HH can get a ride between villages with one of the many bikes that stroll all over the country Near the border with Vietnam, the road 7 are many logging trucks, coming from China. They speak no English most of the time. Try the pickup trucks and point that you want to sit in the back. It helps to say in advance that you have no money and it can also be a good idea to have a local person write down a few sentences like "have no money", "short distance is ok" etc. There are more than a few improvised pickups that will give you a ride for less money then than the organized busses. sometimes it seems cheaper to go with these pickups Because from the 10 hitches, you need to pay 3 of them. [rule of thumb: 30-40,000 kip per 100 km for a real hitch, or 10,000 per person (per 30km) for a bus-truck.