a Chinese tourist and I

Vientiane Makes Us Sick!

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December 15th 2008
I’ve always felt pity for people puking in public, but it sure felt good. I felt a momentary pang of guilt regarding the negative publicity I was unleashing on the café’s terrace, but those potted ferns sang to me of bilious liberation and I didn’t care who saw. Half an hour later, the cool tiles of the bathroom floor felt almost as delicious. The majority of our time in Vientiane was spen ... 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