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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]
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] Blog: Wonderful Laos
Date: December 15th 2006
Flew into Vientienne and had a whistle stop tour of the city, saw their version of the arc de triumph (probably spelt wrong) and a gold shiny big wat (can't remember the name). We also had the most painful massage ever - the evil witch dug her thumbs in so hard!! The next morning we got the local bus (cheaper and the same amount of time as the tourist buses) to Vang Vieng - a bit of a travellers m ... read more
Date: December 15th 2006
Flew into Vientienne and had a whistle stop tour of the city, saw their version of the arc de triumph (probably spelt wrong) and a gold shiny big wat (can't remember the name). We also had the most painful massage ever - the evil witch dug her thumbs in so hard!! The next morning we got the local bus (cheaper and the same amount of time as the tourist buses) to Vang Vieng - a bit of a travellers m ... read more
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