Laos

Laid back Laos

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December 23rd 2007
Laos Once we had recovered from our trek (by lazing around the pool at our guesthouse) we continued our journey north to the Thai boarder town of Chiang Khong on the banks of the Mekong river. This is a quiet one street town but even so Andy was pleased to spend his evening watching Man U beat Liverpool and Arsenal beat Chelsea. It is amazing how popular Premiership football is here each person ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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