Wat Phu

Vientiane

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January 5th 2011
And onwards to Vientiane. It’s quite a culture shock to return to a big city after the villages and market towns of rural Laos. We’re not talking London or New York here but some differences are immediately apparent. There is more traffic and a fair number of private cars: elsewhere it’s been mostly vans, tractors, jeeps and mopeds. The driving is more aggressive – OK, not Rome, but ther ... 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