The river Mekong, Vientiane

Lovely Laos

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August 22nd 2006
Bonjour!!! And so... the propeller plane lands and I find myself in a country called Laos. If anyone has never heard of Laos, look on a map.. its bordered by Myanmar (Burma), China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Lots of borders yes... but I decided to enter from the sky in a man made flying machine. As I didn't have that long I decided to head to the main places starting with a town called Vien ... 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