Lisa on the zip line

Tubing anyone?

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October 24th 2007
We made the overnight bus journey to the capital Vientiene and were pretty fresh when we arrived as we went on the sleeper bus with beds. We had read about the capital in our LP book and to be honest it didn't sound too interesting, very similar to other capital cities we have visited on our travels so far. We decided to get some breakfast and make a decision whether to stay or move on to Vang Vie ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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