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The big orange bus

Borders, Rivers and drunken Frenchmen

February 12th 2011
So after a few days of riding around paradise on a scooter, I left Pai at 8pm in the evening for the Thai border at Chang Kong. The seven hour drive was pretty uneventful and we arrived at the Boom House in Chang Kong at 3am in the morning. As the night's accomodation was included in the price of the bus ticket, I was expecting it to be pretty awful, but it was fine! I shared a room with three gir ... read more
Asia » Laos » North » Luang Namtha

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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