Village School

Laos - Part 2

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October 2nd 2009
We are currently in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, which is completely different to Luang Prabang but not in a bad way. Although it too has an Asian-French feel to it and the customary Wats and markets that we become accustom to visiting, it is more developed with a lot more infrastructure in place. The French connection comes from the start of the nineteenth century when Laos became a French pr ... 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