THREE SWEETIES

goodbye laos hello vietnam

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February 13th 2007
We were sad to leave laos, but we were also so excited about going to vietnam. we had to get a local bus to the border 12 euro for the two of us not bad for a 8hour journey. On the bus journey we collected a chicken and a scooter they were both inside the bus we could not believe it.but, thats the norm here in laos. when we eventually got to the border we had to get a tuk tuk another 30km to get u ... 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