Big Gold Pagoda

Tubing and the Capital

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February 15th 2007
Laos is awesome! Our trip over the border from Hanoi was just as we anticipated, long and uncomfortable, but we've simply lowered our expectations so much that no trip disappoints us anymore. Laos is totally landlocked so one has to travel over some really nice mountains to get to the capital Vientiane, which is nestled adjacent the Mekong river. Our circuit through the northern half of Laos was f ... 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