Pilch's mini obsession

Dazed and confused in Laos

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March 2nd 2009
So Nha Trang got us down a bit after a while as we were there a total of ten days in the end! We went to the beach every morning (often with hangovers…) followed by the gym, then soup/snails for lunch, and afternoon siesta followed by a dinner of oysters and alcohol! We did see a weird parade through the town featuring a snake, three monkeys, and a bear.... real animal cruelty but we did take ph ... 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