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Vientiane - Capital of Laos and Back to Thailand Blog #8

February 19th 2016
We arrived around 6 p.m. to the lazy capital of Vientiane! They refer to the city of one million people as lazy because it is very laid back and not busy at all compared to other capital cities of this size. I thought I would mention a little about the history of Laos in this blog. In 1863 France invaded Laos and took the country back from Thailand. Hence the obvious French influence seen here. ... 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

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Since retiring in 2004 Warren and I have been travelling over the winter months. Our goal is to visit and exprience as many places and cultures in the world as we can. So far we have been to many spots in Mexico, Hawaii, Jamaica, Belize, Venezuela, Cuba, St. Marten, St. Thomas, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Roatan (Honduras) and Costa Rica. In 2014 we travelled to Singapore, Malaysia, Koh Lanta (Thailand), Bali, Lombok and the Gili Islands. In 2015 we went to Cuba and back to Isla Mujeres, Mexioc and then on to Tobago. In 2016 we ventured to Cambodia, Laos and back to Thailand and Bali. You ... full info

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