Sending the offerings down river

Into Laos - Vientiane

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October 18th 2008
The vast majority of the group (12) were moving on from Vietnam to Laos with just 4 going elsewhere or going home, so that meant 4 new members. Two from Oz and two from Germany. As the male members of the original group was largely made up of English football fans we had already discussed at what point do we bring up the 5-1 drubbing of the German side in Munich from 2001. To Gary's amazement the ... 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