Jeff in our room in Vang Vieng

Tubing in Vang Vieng

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October 4th 2007
We decided to take a minivan from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng, (where we would meet our friends from Bangkok, Tasha and Joey) since it was only a few dollars more expensive than a bus and supposedly two hours shorter. The van company picked us up from our hotel and crowded us into an already-packed tuktuk to drop us at the van company lot. We were told the van would leave at 9 a.m., but in fact ... read more

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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