The next stop on Matt Lauer’s around-the-world adventure is one that will be completely unfamiliar to many Americans: the small, landlocked Southeast Asian country of Laos.

Laos is wedged between an array of bigger and better-known countries that attract a lot more visitors: China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia. Even Burma (aka- Myanmar) gets more press (though not the good, tourist-attracting kind).

So what brings Matt to Laos, the “Land of a Million Elephants?”

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Watch Peter discuss this affordable destination with Ann Curry:

Ann Curry, for one, really likes stepping off the brochure, so check out our Off-the-Brochure Travel Guides.

Other interesting online parts of the segment include Peter Alexander’s online scrapbook to Laos.

Then there’s Peter Greenberg’s take on The Land of Laos: Affordable and Undiscovered.

But don’t forget Matt’s jaunt around the capital of Laos, Vientiane:

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Don’t miss Matt’s previous destinations this year, Where in the World?: Amsterdam, Netherlands as well as Where in the World?: Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Remember, we’ve got plenty more clips in our Today show section.