The packed bus over the Friendship Bridge

Laid Back Laos

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September 27th 2010
We were very excited about our next sleeper train and expected the same comfort as our previous train through Malaysia to Thailand. However this was not to be, it was 50 year old rust-bucket, with plenty of our old acquaintances...cockroaches! When the skies decided to open up the guard attempted to close all of the windows, no easy task as these were also in disrepair, when he failed to close the ... 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