Vientiane: Did Laos forget they need a capital?
March 1st 2008 The reason for the title is to be honest, there isn't much to do in Vientiane. It's as if Laos used all their culture in Luang Prabang, all their fun in Vang Vieng and spread beauty and laidbackness evenly everywhere else, except the capital. Don't get me wrong, it's by no means a horrible place, just a city with little draw for tourists.
We arrived mid afternoon, and as I had read it was a bi
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