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Vang Vieng- Vientane - 4000 Islands

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March 10th 2014
We got picked up early in the morning from our guesthouse by a minibus for a 4 hour drive to the capital Vientiane. We arrived early afternoon, and got dropped off at a travel agent. We were using Vientiane as a stop off point before carrying on to 4000 Islands as we heard there wasn't much to see or do there. So when we saw we could get the sleeper bus that night to 4000 Islands we booked ... read more

Asia » Laos » South

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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