Market seller - talat sao, Vientiane

People

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December 9th 2005
It's the people that you meet when you're walking down the street ... ... in you're neighbourhood! This was it for three days. The people ... comprise market stall owners, passers-by and some children (playing in the dirt street-side) a mother and baby! Some will smile for the camera. Some say no to photos ... Lasting images of Vientiane include ... * tuk tuks * ban ... read more

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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