Vang Vieng

Vang Vieng (Man!)

---

February 2nd 2012
2nd Feb ’12 Phonsavan to Vang Vieng We left a gloomy cloudy Phonsavan in a minibus that this time did have head rests but was tiny and packed full. We followed the less windy road that we travelled in on until which reached the town with a roundabout (whose name escapes me) where we turned left for the Vang Viang road. By now the sun was out and we started the twists and turns up into the dram ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Pak Mong

---

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