Vientiane

Two days in Paris and an in-Seine Valentine's on the Mekong

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May 7th 2012
We travelled on with Sam and Matt to Vientiane, the capital. We had heard there wasn’t much going on there, and after spending<span><span><span><span>two days there we would have to agree. We spent our time, for a change, you guessed it, checking out temples and sites. The main street is reputedly modelled on France’s Champs Elysees with the Patouxi monument, at its end ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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