A longtail on the mekong

Beer and Sunsets on the Mekong

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July 10th 2006
Friendly. It is the only thing that everyone agrees on about Laos, and I wasn't dissapointed. Immigration, Taxi Drivers, Guesthouse staff - they are all really friendly! After checking into my guesthouse I went out to start one of my favourite activities - sampling the local cuisine. My lunch was Lao Laap - a salad of chillies, minced chicken, beansprouts, lettuce, cucumber, mint and shallot ... 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