Patuxai

Tripe, Liver and a red hot face

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December 26th 2006
I'm here and so far, so culinary. Arrived in Vientiane xmas morning, having travelled up from Auckland the previous day to Bangkok. This is my first time travelling on my own in a few years, and I'll admit to feeling a little timid. As I was most nervous of getting from the airport to the guesthouse that I had fastidiously booked several weeks ago, I studied my guide book religiously on t ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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