Vientiane

Laos

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October 13th 2006
I dunno why, but we were underwhelmed with Laos from the start. The places were all nice, the people were friendly enough and all of life's essentials were extremely affordable, so maybe it was just us. It didn't help that we were joined on the flight in by an unidentified, but persistent and irritating microbe which couldn't decide if it wanted to be a flu-causing virus or a headcold bug, ... 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