The surreal & 'wild-western' like streets of Vang Vieng

Give Vang Vieng another couple of years and all these streets will be paved & construction will have completely changed it.

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Day 134 to 147 (June 12 - 25) - Laos

June 25th 2006
blog by Bronia Laos is a truly fascinating and enticing country. Landlocked by five countries, China to the north, Burma/Myanmar to the west, Thailand to the south-west, Cambodia to the south and Vietnam to the east it has been subject to much invasion, political influence and international nonchalance over its history. Its long history is complicated with various invasions by the Siamese (Thai ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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