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The rest of Laos

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October 17th 2013
So we've not updated the blog in over a month but I will try and keep it brief to ensure you stay awake. We rolled into Vang Vieng in our mini van after a couple of hours of roller coaster mountain roads. It was dark when we arrived and the tuk tuk driver tried to charge us too much for a 200 yard trip to our guest house. ( we would have walked had we known it was so close). ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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