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Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng

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March 2nd 2014
We woke up early to get a tuk tuk to the bus station where we would get our 'VIP' bus from. The 'VIP' bus was okay, wouldn't call it VIP though half the seats were broken and reclined fully backwards when any weight was put on them, the roof would suddenly start having water pour down and the air conditioning was a little breath of air. But we got to Vang Viang safely which ... read more

Asia » Laos » North

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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