Having a massage in a wooden hut in the forest

Laos: Vientiane -'the quietest capital city in the world'

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December 2nd 2006
I sit bolt upright in my bed in Vietnam - the room has no windows so it's still dark. I have a feeling of panic and look at my watch - it's stopped! Oh no, what's the time?? I look at my phone (on English time) - it says 21.45 - I quickly add on the 7 hours and....oh god! It's nearly 7am! I've missed my 6am taxi to the airport and now will miss my flight to Laos!! Crap crap crap! I wa ... 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