Tad Luang

Mid and Southern Laos

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January 22nd 2011
We travelled down to Vientiene, the capital city of Laos, in a group of 7 - Charlie, Nicky, Allen, Lindsay, Cecilia, Em and I. Vientiene is not what I expected for the capital (and easily the biggest) city in Laos: quiet, unexciting, expensive and not much to it really. I guess it is still developing though as there was construction everywhere. We arranged to meet up with the others later ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Don Det

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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