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Laos

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June 12th 2007
The notorious slow boat journey - a whole three day trip from Chiang Mai to Laos, there was an option of taking the fast boat and cut down the journey to only a day - (equipped with a helmet and life jacket) but fellow travellers who had previously been on the slow boat advised us to get on board for reasons they couldnt explain. Being the curious minded travellers, sceptical as we were boarding ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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