Our Bungalow In Don Det

Laos And Into Thailand

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January 3rd 2009
Hello and a Happy New Year to you all! I think you can probably tell that this blog malarky is getting harder and harder to maintain regularly (or, just that we can't be bothered sitting in an internet bar when we could be drinking in a proper one!) But, our bus has been delayed for 3 hours and we have free internet so, it's time to update you with over 5 weeks' worth of news. We'll try and ke ... read more

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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