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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]
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: 24 hours of hell followed by fruit heaven
Date: June 25th 2009
So we embarked on our journey from Luang Nam Tha to Vientiane the capital city of Laos. The journey was due to take 22 hrs and they actually did it in 20in the end. We left on the bus at 7.30am (durge) and the bus was ik and pretty roomy. Within minutes we realised what we had let ourselves in for. A real white knuckle ride as an extra from chips with mirrored raybans and all sped off up an ... read more
Date: June 25th 2009
So we embarked on our journey from Luang Nam Tha to Vientiane the capital city of Laos. The journey was due to take 22 hrs and they actually did it in 20in the end. We left on the bus at 7.30am (durge) and the bus was ik and pretty roomy. Within minutes we realised what we had let ourselves in for. A real white knuckle ride as an extra from chips with mirrored raybans and all sped off up an ... read more
