on the boat

On the Mekong, Laos

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March 10th 2008
Don Det of the 4,000 islands in Laos........... 3rd March - flew into Pakse, Laos from Cambodia. We seem to have made a mistake in coming from Cambodia to Laos as you cannot get a visa on the border unless you fly, which will cost you $100. So anyway, we had to fly and then spent a night in Pakse in Laos where we got our 30 day visa. Pakse is a pleasant place, not much to do but we managed t ... 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