Champasak

The glorious reign of Angkor

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August 29th 2006
After an amazing stay at Don Det, we headed back up towards Pakse with the intention of crossing into Thailand again in order to drop down into Cambodia and Siem Riep. On the way mind you is Chamapasak, a one street village that was once an ancient Khmer centre leaving today an ancient temple perched on a hill top. To reach Champasak, you take a ferry (read, three boats now tied together and a ... 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