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April 26th 2008
We had just enough time to check this place out. It was in Ventiene, just near the Laos/Thailand border. It is a park (not a temple or wat) built to symbolize the unification of Buddhism and Hinduism. There are statues of buddha, ganesh (hindu), that monkey man (hindu) and many other people and creatures from both religions. All these historical religious sites i have visted over the pas ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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

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Left my home in Calgary Alberta Canada to backpack south east asia for 3 months. I am starting in Bali, then working my way up to singapore, malaysia, then i will meet my friend Crystal in phuket, thailand. We are going to travel thailand for a month, when i meet up with my girlfriend Maria and her friend Patty in bangkok. From there we will check out the songkran festival, which is their new years, celebrated by a huge water fight for 3 days... crystal leaves us, then Maria (my girlfriend) and patty and I travel to Laos, to make our way to vietnam and then eventually cambodia wher... full info

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