Chengdu historical area

Leaving Laos, Heading to Bangkok

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July 2nd 2009
Well, our week in Laos went by all too quickly. Since our last post, we've journeyed through the 60's/70's Hippie outpost of Vang Vieng. Now home to what has to be the world's least safe tubing adventure. Basically a pub crawl on a super fast river with each bar throwing you a line and literally reeling the customers in. If the river speed isn't scary enough, there's a variety of trapeze ropes ... 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