Entrance to the Temple

Day in the Capital

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May 17th 2007
Every single person I spoke to that had been to Vientiane had not rated it atall, so made the call to not stay the night. We spent the day/afternoon in Vientiane going for lunch and finding the Temple with the Herbal Sauna/Massage and it was well worth it. Its the one listed in the Lonely Planet but when we got there it wasnt very busy and a nice mix of Locals and Backpackers! The tuktuk took us ... 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