Morning Market

Vientiane

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October 23rd 2008
Thursday 23rd Oct After arriving at the airport the usual tuk-tuk drivers start mobbing you as you make your way outside. They produce a laminated official price list of common destinations around town. The 5km journey into town is listed down as 55,000 Kip (USD$6). Despite their price list we bargained the ride down to USD$2. We got dropped off at along the riverside and ended up staying a ... 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