party time

2 thumbs up for Laos

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March 26th 2006
Well after 18 days I have finally made it over the Border into Laos, considering I was going to go straight to Laos first but that’s the best bit about no plans and no time limits. Cross 300mt of water and you really are in a different place to Thailand. The most important thing for me to remember is Laos has very few ATM facilities so I needed to cash up, and the the first stop was of course wa ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Ban Houayxay

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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