The arch in Vientiene

Seeing both sides of Vientiane

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August 11th 2007
Day 133 We had a really long day on the bus to Vientiane with the only breaks being to get something to eat. This didn't start well with a couple of stale, overpriced baguettes from the bus station, moving onto Mark trying to get some snacks at one of our stops, and instead of getting some sticky rice got some sort of banana cake thing in a banana leaf, not quite as filling but very tasty none ... 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