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Laos in the slow lane

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April 10th 2006
Me again. Up early on Sunday morning to catch the boat out of Huay Xai, only to be greeted with a “No Boat today”, lucky I had nothing better to do so it was of to the local waterfalls to escape the heat of the day but not before yours truly made sure we had a boat organised for the next day. Well the next day the boat was there and waiting for us, so Cleo, Babs, Anitita and myself jumped aboa ... read more

Asia » Laos » North » Luang Namtha

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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