Solitary Walk

Laid back Laos: Same Same but Different

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November 23rd 2008
Well is that time again, bags packed, alarm clocks set and bums ready for more gruelling bus rides across breathtaking countryside. Tonight I sit in Vang Vieng, the infamous backpackers pit-stop in the south of northern laos, the party capital of this nation and the scene of many a travellers injuries. But the last two or so weeks have been all but parties. We reached the border town of Huay Xa ... 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