Love it! Laos

September 1st 2009
So, after a bus ride from Vang Vieng to Vientiene, we scouted around town in search of a hostel. Unusually, we had to search for a while as some of them had no room, but all worked out in the end. Unfortunately the first morning involved a very expensive trip to the Australian Embassy to visit a doctor for some antibiotics (all fine now - thank goodness for travel insurance!). Once that was dea ... 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

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JHG

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I moved to Hong Kong in August 2007 with the intention of staying for 9 months...until I left eight and a half years later....I finally made a move from HK and spent 2016 in Sydney, Australia. 2017 has included Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Peru, Ireland and Sweden. My favourite adventure: I went travelling in Asia and Europe for six months, taking the Trans-Siberian railway back to England. We managed to get from Thailand to London with no airplanes! I'm a keen photographer and writer & I hope you enjoy my blogs. JHG... full info

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