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Life on the River, Vang Vieng, Laos

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October 25th 2006
Vang Vieng We arrived at Vang Vieng at around 4am, feeling rough after the long journey which seemed to take an age, we went straight to sleep at the first guest house in sight. Up bright and early and feeling very hungry we stopped at the first restaurant we stumbled across. I had a look through the menu to order food and found that the last page was a menu of pizza and shakes made from magic ... 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