Enjoying a Drink in Vang Vieng

Lazy Days in Laos

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March 7th 2008
(Catherine) After getting off the beaten track in Northern Laos, we got well and truly back on it in Vang Vieng - the most touristy place in the country! Apparently, it's a town you either love or hate and luckily we loved it. It's really relaxing and full of bars where you can lounge around on cushions, eat, drink and watch back-to-back episodes of Friends - it was like being a student again! ... 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