View of the karsts from the restaurant

Tubing in Vang Vieng

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May 10th 2009
The day after our Vientiane tour we got dropped at the bus station in the centre of town to get bus to Vang Vieng, about 150km north of Vientiane. We were immediately accosted by a minivan driver who offered to take us to Vang Vieng for 100,000 kip (8 pounds) each but thought that we should check out the local options first. We walked into the bus station and were pointed towards the Vang Vieng bu ... 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