Bangkok-Hanoi 220606A

Bangkok-Hanoi

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June 22nd 2006
Today we departed Vientiane on an all day bus ride to the border town of Lak Sao. We arrived & had to order dinner three hours in advance because it was one of only two restuants in town. We toured the markets located behind our guest house and on the way back witnessed a very odd thing. Somebody had relocated their television set atop their verandah. Not too strange perhaps, except it was turned ... 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