Mel in the ruins

Pakse and guess what? Another Wat, this Wat was Wat Phu.

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July 2nd 2006
The overnight bus was good!!! We arrived in Pakse around 6:30 and were greeted by the usual onslaught of touts, needless to say, they all got blown out!!! We booked into a hotel with an Australian couple called Jonathan and Kylie, that we had bumped into last night. The day was really uneventfull as I, Andy was feeling rough. Maybe lack of sleep, the cold last night and lack of water. We ha ... 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