Pha That Luang

Laos National Day

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December 2nd 2005
Laos is such a relaxing country. We had flown into Vientiane the day before & were already completely at ease (especially after coming from hectic Vietnam). Here there are pavements you can actually walk down (as long as you avoid the odd open sewer), the tuktuk drivers don't shout at you from every direction but wait until you are very close before whispering 'tuktuk' only once & the odd car or b ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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