Elephant Cave

Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng

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October 28th 2006
Hello hello! Well now, since I last blogged we have been to Vang Vieng - we're now in Vientiane. The bus journy to Vang Vieng was fun.. i think thats the word anyway. Maybe interesting is more acurate. We decided to take a local bus rather than a VIP minibus. The bus not only took passangers but also had a roof load of TVs and the isle was piled two sacks high with peanuts, and a few compuls ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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