Vangvieng

Laos

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November 8th 2007
We arrived in VangVieng and finally we were getting some sunshine! Hurray! After a 6 hour coach journey plagued with Laos karaoke on the TV. Had a quiet first day and bumped into our Irish drinking pals who we had arranged to go 'Tubing' with. The term 'Tubing' involves getting into the inner tube of a tractor tyre and sailing down stream on the river. After about 3km a Laos fella on the ri ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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