Temple Vientiane

Lao People's Democratic Republic

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March 27th 2007
LAO - (March 2007) - (Friday 23rd to Friday 30th March) - Fri 23rd March - (Nong Khai, Thailand to Vientiane, Lao) After an overnight train journey from Bangkok I arrived in Nong Khai, a small border town on the Thai/ Laos border at around 5am in the morning hoping that the short journey into Laos would be quick and painless. However, arriving in some stra ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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