Buddha Park 2

Life on the Mekong

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March 8th 2009
Vientiane was a winner from the start. Maybe it was departing from a 9 hour bus trip filled with people throwing up all over the place or maybe it was Vientiane itself. It's hard to say. Vientiane is a lazy capital that sits along the Mekong River looking over at Thailand. It is the most laid back capital city I have ever seen. I am starting to figure out that in Laos you need to slow down ... read more

Asia » Laos » West

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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