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Boat racing bonanza!

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October 15th 2008
A mostly free morning to explore the town and one of the few really famous and highly recommended bakeries around.. a savoury croissant and a chocolate muffin sorted us out for the day as we went about our business! We had a little walking tour first with a Lao guide who took us to the parliament houses, a really pretty temple and the big monument in Laos where i sent Matt to the top to take photo ... 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