View of Vientiane

Tasty Vientiane

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January 28th 2007
After spending another day in Vang Viang, with some more climbing and a fairly unsuccessful multi-pitch climb (we hiked through the jungle for 45 minutes to get to the base of the climb to find it covered in spider's webs and I decided there was no way I was giving it a go), followed by a 'quiet night out' I finally left this town. Mr Sceats was to join me the day after, as he had found more ... read more

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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