More primitive housing at Don Khong

The land of a million elephants – South

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April 2nd 2007
Most people I had been travelling with had flown home or gone separate ways by/after Viantiane, so there was only two of us, an English guy called Andy and me, heading for the more remote places in the south. Our first stop was Savannakhet, and it took eight hours in a local bus (with no air con) to get there. The trip wasn't quite as bad as it first looked like: it took about an hour before we ev ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Si Phan Don

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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