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Vang Vieng

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September 19th 2012
Vang Vieng is about 150KM from Vientiane (a 3hr drive) and the town is surrounded by mountains & rivers. After spending one night at 'Pans Place', I moved accommodation to a guesthouse on the river 20000 KIP per nt more than Pans Place, but literally over a 'ramshackle' wooden bridge over the river. You can certainly see the effect the closure of the river bars has had on tou ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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