Luang Prabang - One of the many swimming pools along the waterfall

Laos - Vientiane to Vang Vieng to Luang Pabang

---

May 13th 2007
Our next move was getting a train from bangkok to Loas and arrived in Laos on the 13th May. We spent the first couple of days in Vientiane (the Capital) although Storrington and Capel St Mary are far busier! This place was so sleepy! On the 15th we Headed North to a place called Vang Vieng. We both loved it here. When we arrived we checked in and were having a wonder around when we heard our nam ... read more

Asia » 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... ... read more