Buddha park in Vientiane

Easy living in Laos

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April 4th 2010
We Finally made it to Phonsavan after a few more curves in the road...so far we’ve yet to see a straight stretch of road, but none of us got sick....a few locals jump on with supplies of empty plastic bags, eeeee!!! Finally recovering from my food poisoning, we booked a tour for the following day to see the very mysterious Plaines of Jars. In many parts of Laos there are unfortunate areas that ... 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