Vang vieng

Laos travels

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July 9th 2010
Hello!! Been busy bee's! Spent another couple of days in Chiang Mai...we really enjoyed our time there. Its a very peaceful place. Geoff spent a day on a zip wire adventure, with Dan, while me, Becky and Havi spent the day shopping! (window shopping should I say!) We booked our tickets to Laos. We left Chiang Mia on Monday and spent 5hours on a mini bus to reach the border. We stayed ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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