Garuda

The capital city, Vientiane

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July 25th 2006
We spent a couple of days in Vang Vieng where the highlight of our time had to be tubing down the river! There were swings and bars every 300 metres or so and much fun was had by all! The rain let up and we had a perfectly sunny day to boot! Unfortunately cameras were left at the hotel (for obvious reasons) so we have no photos! We pushed through to Vientiane by bus on Tuesday and, much to our ... 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