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Sod it im off to Laos! - Vientiane

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June 18th 2008
After a day in Hoi an and everyone bigging up Laos to the hilt I though sod it not going to have the chance again so set off for Laos. After an epic 26 hour bus journey and arrived in Van Vieng. There was a small group of westerns on the bus and we stuck together in the hustle and bustle of the vietnamese. It includede Helen for ireland, anti and marit from finland angela and alice for oz and an ... 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