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Vientiane: Arcs, Museums, Parks and Tuk Tuks from Hell

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May 13th 2008
Day 23 After waking roasting in our oven/cell, to find no water we hit the road in search of a new guesthouse, fortunately Mixay had a room and following the cell we were in luxury with a big room, own bathroom (with hot water) and 3 huge windows overlooking the city! We hired some bikes and went exploring.. First stop the market for Carly to replace her sunnies from the misadventure tubing- hot ... read more

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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