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Lao or Laotian  Flag 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]
Blog: Ahhhh.....Laos
Date: July 4th 2006

We have spent the past week and a half in Laos and we’ll apologize in advance that this will be a long blog with lots of pictures!

A Brief History of Laos

We left Thailand and splurged (using Paul’s birthday money) on flights to Laos. We flew Lao Airlines, which is a bit of a sketchy airline, since they don’t publish their safety records and are rumored to land by sight. But w ... read more


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