On yer bike..

Tubing in Vang Vieng

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September 13th 2010
Vang Vieng There should be a large bold warning stuck on the bus journey taken from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng. The trip involves about five hours of incredibly twisty windy mountain roads which would reduce even the most hardened of stomachs to a bit of mush. Anyone with a hint of travel sickness would not have a chance. Thankfully we had a tip off about this in advance ... 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