Arc de Ugly

This is the Patuxay or Victory Gate of Vientiane. According to the sign posted on it: "built in 1962, but never complete due to the country's turbulent history. From a closer distance, it appears even less impressive, like a monster of concrete."

Laos

November 7th 2008
As September came to an end, so did my time at the Tiger Temple. I wanted to stay long enough to witness one of the female tigers give birth, but my Thai visa had run out and I was racking up the fines for each day I overstayed. Just my luck, she ended up giving birth two days after I left, but I would be back to visit. I had about 3 weeks to travel until I had to be in Singapore so I decided t ... read more

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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

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