Vang Vieng

Laos- Vientiane, Vang Vieng & Luang Probang

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May 7th 2008
We heard enough horror stories about the bus journey from Hanoi to Vientiane to convince us to shell out the extra dollars for a flight. When we arrived the first thing that struck us was how quiet it was- no horns were beeping! Vientiane seemed like a nice city- pretty small, with a population of about 200,000. In fact Laos is pretty sparsely populated compared to Vietnam. There are ~86 million i ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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