Mountains north of Vang Vieng

Loving Life in Laos - movin on to Vientiane and Vang Vieng

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August 20th 2007
19 - 20 August - LONG bus ride from Hanoi to Vientiane 20 - 21 Vientiane 22 - 24 Vang Vieng We got into Vientiane late on the 20th and met up with Jen's friend Tam who was traveling for a little bit around Southeast Asia. Vientiane is such a beautiful and quiet capital city. And it was like night and day the difference from Vietnam. The people were so sweet and friendly and the city, thoug ... 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