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Vientiane

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February 25th 2007
Our journey to Vientiane was via a 10 hour overnight bus journey with the intent of saving a nights accomodation costs. What we gained in saved money we lost out in sleep! We discovered that the seats reclined just less than the amount needed to allow you to stretch out into a comfortable sleeping position, kind of like trying to sleep on an airplane but bumpier, noisier and with no refreshments o ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more