Buddhas at Wat Sisaket

*#ck *#ck I need a Tuk Tuk

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November 10th 2006
Journey to Vientiane was a bit of an epic one but I'm sure not as good as a 2day boat journey down the Mekong! we left Ko Pha Ngan for Ko Samui just so we could get a flight to Bangkok. First flight i've ever been on where the plane had proper propellers (yes i know...all planes have propellers but not on full view for scaredy cats like me to see!) We then got night sleeper train from Bangkok t ... 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