Sunset over the Mekong River, Vietiane

...with some wind chimes in the way...I was being arty!

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Laos P.D.R. - Vientiane, Vang Vieng & Luang Prabang

February 5th 2007
We arrived safely, thanks to a rickety propeller plane that looked as if it hadn't undergone a maintenance check for decades, in Vietiane, Laos. We spent the first couple of days in the capital, Asia's biggest village, taking in all that the city had to offer its visitors. I was very surprised as to how clean and peaceful it was. A far cry from the Saigon and Hanoi of Vietnam. We strolled alo ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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

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