The Tree on Top of the Big Round Thing

The Capital - Vientaine. The Buddha and the Arc Du Triumph

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November 2nd 2006
Hello people. It's been a while I know, well it seems like it anyway. There isn't too much internet round where we've been. We are in the south now in Pakse, having come from Vientiane through Thaket. The bus to Vientiane was fine (this time). For the first time we had trouble finding a guest house. The first few we tried were full!!! Everywhere else in Laos Guest House owners beg you to stay. ... 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