Vientiane

16-22/11/08 LAOS!!!

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November 20th 2008
Arrived in Vientiane around 6pm and were taken too our resort. We had booked a bungalow at 'Rivertime Eco resort'. Was quite far out of the city centre, 30km, but the resort was fantastic. Has a nice meal on the floating restaurant (yes they make maximum use of rivers over here!!). Two girls Laura and Kat arrived shortly after both 24 from Maidenhead. Really lovely. We arranged to go kayaking down ... 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