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LAOS - Vientiane, Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang, Phonsavan, Pakse & 4000 Islands

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October 5th 2008
Right then…. Vientiane We left the annoyance and pigs of Hanoi (Viet-scam) and jumped on the over night bus to Laos. We were warned that this was going to be an unpleasant 25hr long ride but apart from the 4 hour wait at the border it was quite ok, and only took 20hrs!!!!! Arriving in Vientiane (the Capital of Laos) we jumped on a TukTuk (a pickup with seats in the back, their ve ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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