LAOS TOK TOK

Unusual public transportation

An episode from the series CROSSROADS

Synopsis

The tok tok is a tractor-engined taxi cum farm tool that has been the lifeblood of the rural communities in Vang Vieng province, Laos. But these days, it seems to be fading into irrelevance.

The humble tok tok and the community it serves are struggling to come to terms with developments in their culture that are undergoing rapid change.