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Laos, A Nice Surprise

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July 26th 2010
Starting the trip, Laos was the country I knew the least about. Every other country on our itinerary I had some conceptions of what it would be like before I set foot in the country. Laos was the only place that was a blank slate in my mind. Of course we've only been here 7 days now, and we're crossing back to Thailand tomorrow, but mostly everything here has been really good. I'm in the cap ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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