Cambodia & Laos 4000 Islands 539

Crashing into Laos

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March 8th 2010
Well Well Well Laos is beautiful.... Tom went home and I stayed another night in Phnon Penh then in the morning started to make my way to Laos... Had the funniest journey on day one, I was the only western person on the bus and I sat next to this man of about 90 who cracked me up the whole 8-9 hours. I had no idea what he was talking about but was bloody funny. The scenery up towards the borde ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Don Det

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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