Kaysone Phomvihan

The Laos Lenin, their adored Communist leader. with some english idiot in the foreground

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"Excuse me, the man in front of us has a gun"

October 12th 2006
Laos is a very unspoilt country, this means the scenery is not ruined by high rise buildings (though you have to beware of unexploded bombs from the Americans in the 70's), it also means that the transport system is not anything like we have in the UK....for a start there are no trains!! The easiest and cheapest way to get from Luang Prabang to Vientiane (the capital of Laos) is by bus travelling ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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

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