Laos On Slow Boat Down Mekong

The boats make occasional stops at various villages en route. Once stopped, teams of children jump on and try and sell stuff to the travellers. But they have to be quick as the boat won't wait and if they don't get off they have a long walk back from the next stop. Photo coutesy of Fi.

Laos

November 15th 2008
So here we are about to leave Australia for the third time and tomorrow set off to Quito, getting ready to learn Spanish and how to sway hips to those amazing rhythms. Many thanks to everyone for your comments and updates from home, which are all so well received. Laos We left home seventeen months ago but in our blog we’re still back in November and deep in Asia a ... 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

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