View from Patouxai - Vientiane

Laos

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April 10th 2007
Hello everyone 😊 Hope you all enjoyed the nice and depressing Cambodia blog! Thankfully Laos wasn't quite as depressing (although, like Cambodia, it has a landmine problem, has suffered through various wars, and is the most bombed country in the world!!). From the slightly dodgy Phnom Penh we took a flight North up to the capital of Laos, Vientiane. It, along with the majority of places ... 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