Jake on the Sky Bridge

Leaving Malaysia, entering Laos

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July 17th 2009
Our time in Sandukhan (or Sandustink as the boys have named it) was again spent with the boys watching HP, and Rowan Atkinson and us on the internet. We tried, we did go for a walk along the coast - but it was dreadful. It is hard to believe this town exists in a place as beautiful as Sabah, and I am sure most tourists pass by without even stopping other than at the airport. We were relieved ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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