One of the tubing bars

Day 33 - 35: Vang Vieng

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April 29th 2010
Woke up nice and early ready for pick-up, even had time for a sandwich and a chance to check the internet. The pick-up was a little late as usual, late enough that I went to check with the travel place we hadn't been forgotten. It did arrive eventually and ferried us to a bus station where there were mini-buses packed and ready to leave. We jumped in an empty one and were soon joined by a large gr ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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