SDC10773

laos, vientiane and tubing in vang vieng

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November 27th 2008
feels like a long time since my last blog most of my time since the last one has been spent in Laos and we have had such a great time in this country. we arrived in the capital vientiane from a over nite train from bangkok no problem crossing the border this time. Arriving in the capital was very different from any other capital we have been to so far, their was hardly any traffic and no build ... 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