Where did that taxi go again?

Mountain views and sore bums

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October 9th 2006
Hello folks, apologies for not writing for sometime as internet availability has been sparse (read non-existant). Since our last update, we crossed the Laos border at Na Maew - Nam Xoi. We decided to cross here to avoid the 24 bus ride from hell at Lao Bao. Our attempts to arrange this journey proved more difficult than we imagined. Every travel agency quoted us extortionate prices and many were u ... 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