Vang Vieng 800,000 kip.

We went to a different ATM...we didn't realise they dispensed money in only 20,000 kip notes. Michael can hardly fold his wallet but if he trips on the bad pavement, he will not hurt himself!! Oh and also, they are all sequential notes.

Vang Vieng

December 14th 2008
After Luang Prabang we bused down to Vang Vieng. We managed to get a fairly nice minibus with leather seats but the main excitement happened before we even left the bus station. An old guy was carrying this massive long pipe with him (obviously to protect some massive picture or something) which he said was very valuable and did not want it damaged. After refusing to let it be put on the top of ... read more

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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

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