Tubbing

Loas and the art of rock climbing

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February 28th 2008
It's Thursday, February 28th. Rich and I have been in Vang Vieng, Loas for about a week now. Loas is very similar to Thailand with regards to culture, food, language, and people but Loas is set back 40 years before any of the tourists came to Thailand. The countryside is much more rural and untouched by the western world. There are backpacker havens like Vang Vieng but as soon as you get off t ... 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