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Vang Vieng

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March 28th 2006
28th March Another early start as a tuk tuk is coming to pick us up at 8.30am to take us to the bus station for our minibus to Vang Vieng. In true Laos time fashion the tuk tuk turns up late. Nevertheless on goes our baggage and ourselves. The driver gets to the end of the road and then stops and gets out, chats to some guys for five minutes, and then sets off again. We then go round t ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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