Bangkok

Thailand and Indochina Loop

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January 3rd 2010
Hi everyone and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!! We're now in Asia for the whole of January and it's a tad different to our previous destinations to say the least - it could be challenging for those that are claustrophobic/crowd-o-phobic, noise-o-phobic, particular about hygiene or paranoid about road safety. Western rules don't necessaily apply here, but then if you're travelling to see different c ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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