view from Phou Se

the good, the bad and the ugly... in Laos

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November 21st 2007
Laos So far we've sat by the Mekong with a Beer Lao in Luang Prabang, taken a bus ride to a giant waterfall and swum in the cool turquoise waters, watched a tiger pace around its cage while black bears siesta'd nearby, walked across rice fields to limestone caves filled with ancient looking Lao graffiti, rope-swung, card-played, eaten fresh spring rolls and walked up the mainstreet of Vang Vien ... 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