A brutally honest self-appraisal!

Vegging out in Vientiane

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July 13th 2015
Sarah: Ok, so, it's not that we didn't like Vientiane, or didn't try to get involved with the touristy things but there just isn't really much to say here. So sorry. But all must be recorded on the blog, so here I go! We arrived via the highly rated (by me) Lao Airlines from Hanoi. I think the rating was probably increased due to the amount of recent long buses and overnighter journeys. A l ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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