Our house in the middle of the stream

Down to the south and onto the Islands

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March 11th 2008
Nice early start to get the plane at 4:30, following all sorts of stories over dinner regarding Laos Airlines. Must say this did nothing for keeping Ang calm prior to the flight. But as usual all the war stories were unfounded and in fact the flight was good and on time getting us into Pakse at 8:15am, a short journey from the airport to central Pakse, typical airport cars situation 6$ for 3 kilom ... 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