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If only the Kip was worth something...
Wats, monks and cute 5 tonne elephants...

June 5th 2007
In keeping with the cheap theme we booked the 20 hour over night bus 'ride' from Hanoi to Vientiane, Laos, and a ride is just what we got. The fun started at about 3am in the morning when our bus broke down (brakes were screwed) in the middle of the single lane national highway. We were then hearded like animals onto another bus which was literally a human zoo. Every single square inch of the bus ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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