Background: 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 Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy. Initial closer ties to Vietnam and socialization were replaced with a gradual return to private enterprise, a liberalization of foreign investment laws, and the admission into ASEAN in 1997.
May 4th 2008Asia » Laos » North » Phongsali Our visa were sadly running out, we have to move, next destination Phongsali.
We had to go through Oudomxay, where we spent one night before heading up north. And what a surprise it started to rain ... [full story]
May 4th 2008Asia » Laos » North » Muang Sing As expected we took this day easy and did not do much at all, played cards and made plans where to go next... Muang Sing tomorrow.
We have rented a motorbike and drove to Muang Sing. The ride was s ... [full story]
May 4th 2008Asia » Laos » North » Luang Namtha 2 DAYS KAYAKING... no problem... maybe more like swimming
... at least we won't have to worry about Thai visa once our body's will float down to Thailand...
... who's the captain... Me Romi, so ... [full story]
May 4th 2008Asia » Laos » North » Luang Namtha As soon as we have arrived to Luang Nam Tha from China back at beginning of March we knew we wanted to come back, and surely enough here we were.....
Same guest house, same guy at the Green Disco ... [full story]
March 28th 2008Asia » Laos » North / Central Laos There is only one reason to visit Phonsavan - the Plain Of Jars. So with the room at Nice Hotel sorted we booked a tour for the following day.
Nobody is quite sure what the jars are for or how t ... 19 photos[full story]
December 28th 2007Asia » Laos » North / Central Laos Happy Holidays!
Things are beginning to wind down here as I have recently returned from a two week excursion in north-central Laos. As with everywhere I've traveled, I was uncertain of how my Lao ex ... 14 photos[full story]
December 26th 2007Asia » Laos » North / Central Laos Laos really is a breath of fresh air, literally and figuratively. From the moment we walked over the Thai border, we knew that we were in for a treat. The people were not hocking mass produced t-shirt ... 14 photos[full story]
December 14th 2007Asia » Laos » North / Central Laos Solo necesitas cruzar la frontera con Laos para hacerte millionario (y es que por 10 pesos te dan 10 mil kips). Asi, cargaditos de billetes, nos tomo un minuto para familiarizarnos con los "sawngthaew ... 19 photos[full story]
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