Terrible Two

Laos

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May 31st 2011
Laos Before going to Laos I wasn’t really expecting too much. It has no coast and therefore I thought-being the sun junkie I am, I would get bored….I was quickly put back in my box! Laos is incredible, and although I have loved each country so far, I was genuinely sad when we had to leave. Vientiane So the journey from Vientiane ended up taking about 26 hours from Hanoi. The journey was fine ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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