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Asia » Laos » North » Vieng Phouka February 15th 2018

Last night we spent Valentines evening in a very good Laotian restaurant Khop Chai Deo, the place was crammed but the service was quick efficient and tasted great , thoroughly recommended . We pack and breakfast in order to meet our 0930 pick up by Minivan for the 3 hour trip to Vang Vieng. We chose the minivan over the VIP bus as it is faster and better equipped and as per advice on Trip Advisor, the Bus is no better than a public bus and very slow. So for 15,000 kip each more, we thought worth the investment. (Total: £3) By 10.00 hrs and no minibus we start to worry. We ask Hotel receptionist to call the Bus company, and are assured it is enroute so we sit back and enjoy the sunshine. By 10.15 ... read more

Day 26 - Vientiane

Asia » Laos » North » Vieng Phouka February 12th 2018

A clearer view across to Thailand

leokelly

We pass on the invitation to join the Geordie Boys for sport and beer at the bar at the end of our road and instead enjoy a Japanese quiet meal, on Street 9W, one of the main thoroughfares of Savannakhet, followed by a drink on our hotel terrace and a reasonably early night. 9pm and we're in our (windowless) room playing Fleetwood Mac's 'The Dance' music video until 10.30pm when tiredness overcame us. Monday morning arrives with a bang! Lots of our fellow guests are up early and on the move, such is the nature of travelling. As the walls of our restored retro building are paper thin, we are awake far earlier than planned. Our hosts really are a hopeless bunch, they only speak Lai and have no hotel or customer skills whatsoever . The ... read more

Brief history of Laos

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...more history

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