Everywhere we read: "Fansipan-Travel" or "Fansipan-Adventure" or "Fansipan-...". The question came up: "Who or what is Fansipan?" 

Our time in Laos is clearly drawing to a close. We have travelled many kilometres here by ship, bus and motorbike and have seen many different places - in cities and far in the countryside. But no matter where it is, one thing is always and everywhere omnipresent and was also a good companion for us: Beer Lao.

How did these gigantic stone jugs get there thousands of years ago and who were the people who made them? These or similar questions are probably asked by anyone who visits the plain of jars in the north-east of Laos.