Tha Khaek

Riding back at the end of Day 3
from: "The Loop! (Tha Khaek)" By Benzo83

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.

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33 days ago: Thomas H published a blog
Tha Khaek

July 27th 2008 Asia » Laos » South » Tha Khaek
A charming, sleepy little riverside town. Very old and run down looking. We spent a couple days going around, wandering by the restaurants at the riverside, eating tons of ice cream (Anais is an ice c ... [full story]

79 days ago: Steve and Laura published a blog
Southern Laos

June 2nd 2008 Asia » Laos » South » Tha Khaek
Text will follow later but I'll let the photo's speak for themselves!! What a gorgeous country! Love Steve and Laura. xxx ... 52 photos [full story]

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