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Vientiane

Vientiane shows many signs of having once been a French colonial city.


From: Asia » Laos

Lao or Laotian  Flag 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 Path... [read more]
Blog: Mainly in Laos
Date: June 29th 2008

Floating along the Mekong river from Chiang Khan to Nhong Khai ... crossing mountains in Northern Laos between Vang Vien and the Plain of Jars ... crossing the Mekong in the deep South of Laos to vist Wat Pho Champasak. I met up with Graham and Anthony in Bangkok airport in June 2006, and we flew on to Undon Thani in NE Thailand. We spent the next afternoon getting as far upstream the Mekong ... read more




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Gillian Perrett
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