Patuxai

Vientiane

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June 16th 2008
After a long but very comfortable bus journey, we arrived in Vientiane around 7am. We quickly jumped into a share taxi and headed to the centre of the city. Our first impressions were that it seemed fairly quiet and we enjoyed the general atmosphere we were presented with! On arriving in the centre, we get 'bagged' up and headed out in search of a hotel! Everywhere seemed pretty similar and fee ... 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