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Laos - The Most Heavily Bombed Place on Earth!

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June 3rd 2009
After a 9 hour bus trip which was not high up on the list of most comfortable bus journeys taken, we finally arrived in Vientiane (Laos Capital). We paid extra to travel on the 'VIP' bus, the main difference between the VIP bus and the air-con buses transpired to be the presence of a toilet which didn't flush! All in all a long journey on a very hot day with not the best Air-Con! We spent the f ... 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