Vientiane

Vientiane

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October 20th 2006
Well, there is very little to write about Vientiane. It is basically another city (albeit a tiny city - Bendigo would be bigger) without a great deal to do or see. Our bus trip from Vang Vieng was "interesting". Let's just say that we definately had had one too many drinks tubing which resulted in a very long and hot trip to Vientiane. I faired better than Lesley (thank god for the empty pri ... 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