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11 hours on the VIP bus from LP to Vientiane - the highs and lows!

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February 10th 2016
We got up at 6am to see the morning alms giving ceremony, which happens just at the end of our road. The LP gives info about how to behave at this. Needless to say, a great number of tourists were totally non-respectful, which spoilt it for us. At the end of our road there were women selling food for the monks. Really crappy snacks, cheap biscuits etc. Firstly, it isn't really something tourist ... 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