RECOVERED

mmm....BEER LAOS

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June 28th 2007
Another extensive bus journey was in order to get to Laos, the most bombed country in the world. It took about 14 hours to get to the capital Vientiane from Bangkok, this included a multitude of breakdowns en route. Once over the border I changed my dollars into Laos Kip and after doing so felt quite rich. For round abut 10 poundish (no pound sign on keyboard) I get 220,000 Kip! There is no ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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