Hanoi

Laos and Hanoi

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December 21st 2014
I've spent the last week in Laos and it has been so interesting. Its very different to Thailand - a lot less weasternised and much more poverty. Our guide has been telling us what Laos was like when it was occupied by the french and later by the Japanese. During the second indochina war Laos became the most bombed country in the world per capita. We have seen lots of Lao villages along the way and ... 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