I've worked there before. Vientiane is where the bulk of the work is.
There are quite a lot of employers there now but many of them have been messed around by backpackers who only stayed around for 2 or 3 months [less sometimes].
If you haven't been in one country with one employer for quite a long time you might have problems.
Go to a guesthouse on the river, find a tuk-tuk driver that can speak reasonable English, and he'll give you a tour of the language centres and colleges.
Vientiane is a small city that closes at 11pm. Many people get bored quickly. The ex-pat community is closely knit too, so if you find things like Pat Pong market in Bangers entertaining, you'll need to change your ways!!!!
The hiring times are usually between terms, and you might not find enough work to tide you over [I didn't, hence the return to T'land].
Lao ISN'T Thailand. It's different. Just remember that.
