National Monument, Ventiane

August 25th 2012
Getting to Laos from Cambodia was a breeze, we saved ourselves 3 days sitting on a bumpy coach by splashing out on a flight to Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang is a lovely town on a peninsula between 2 rivers, it is another UNESCO World Hertiage town, but it seems a little too touristy and there isnt much heritage to be maintained there. We visited the buddhist mountain for a view over town and saw ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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

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Amy Ward

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Hi everyone, Only a few days to go now before Jonny and I are off on our big SE Asian adventure! Hopefully I'll be able to keep you all up to date on here with where I am and what we get up to! The general plan once we get to Hanoi, Vietnam is to work our way south down the coast to Ho Chi Minh City. Then heading north into Cambodia to Phnom Penh and up to Angkor Wat. Next its into Laos and working our way up to Vientiane and north to Luang Prabang. From here it's off to country number 4 ... Thailand. Heading first to the northern town of Chiang Mai and then down to Bangkok. Then continu... full info

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