The back of the bus filled with backpacks, suitcases, bags of rice, and firewood

V.I.P bus? There must be some mistake . . .

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March 25th 2009
I've made it safely back to Luang Prabang after a very . . . interesting . . . bus ride on the "V.I.P" bus from Phonsavan. I've learned from my bus journeys thus far in Laos that the roads are extremely curvy, though well-paved, at least. I got to the bus station in Phonsavan this morning hoping that I could make it farther north than Luang Prabang today, but had mostly given that idea up after ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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