Road to the capital

January 28th 2011
Our next country was sleepy Laos! We were heading for the capital city Vientiane and were facing a 22 hour bus journey, wow – this though was to break all our records so far and to say we were dreading it was an understatement! We set off from Hanoi along with Claire and James on another sleeper bus wondering how we would cope with what lay ahead. It didn’t take long for a crisis of sorts to h ... read more

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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

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Paul and Tina

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With the taste of visiting India still fresh in our minds and knowing that the rest of the world was out there to be explored – we decided to quit the 9-5 routine and buy a ‘round the world ticket’ since time doesn’t stand still for anyone!! We’re writing this blog so our family and friends back home can be kept updated with our adventures! We plan to travel South East Asia for 3 and a half months (hopefully covering Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore), then onto Australia for almost 6 months, New Zealand for 2 months and finally America for 6 weeks!!... full info

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