Is this really the VIP bus?

The Laos Capital city - Vietiane

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June 20th 2010
We decide to take the bus from Luang Prabang to Vientiane, we pay the extra for 'the VIP bus', which according to the travel agent will take only 8 hours (the other bus taking 9 hours or more). When we arrive at the bus station I spot the bus and feel relieved that we paid the extra for 'the VIP bus' believing the non VIP bus must be a non VIP tractor bus , the VIP bus looks like it is from the 19 ... 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