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Laos into small town of Vang Vieng

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May 2nd 2005
After arriving in the capital of Vientiane we took few days to tour around the city with beautifull temples and markets. Then we where off of Vang Vieng a short stop over to Luage Prabang.. Vang Vieng turned out to one of the highlights of laos, from it weird town center (which was heavily into the tourists attention) to the untouch villiages outside town center. Clare and I took a day tre ... 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