river scene in ViengThong

ViengThong

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January 20th 2009
It took about 4 hours from ViengKham(@350m) to ViengTong(@650m) yesterday, the road condition wasn't that bad as we drove over two 1100m mountain, the more east we drove the more undeveloped, you began to see the use of small generators in the river. Stop in ViengTong trying to tracing market, but when enquired with the locals, "no market in the area"! Tried the Chinese and they gave the same answ ... read more

Asia » Laos » North

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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