Arriving at Buddha Park

Laying Laos

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August 20th 2006
Given our short time left we weren't able to travel overland. We flew into Laos from Siem Reap, Cambodia. Our flight on Laos Airways (the only airline that flies from Siem Reap into Laos) was quite the experience. We'd read a lot about how the airline doesn't publish safety records and that it's rumoured the pilots land by sight. However, we read an equal amout of literature saying the major route ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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