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Southern Laos

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April 25th 2011
The bus to Nakasan in Laos was quick and painless, even the border crossing. Both the Cambodians and Loas officials ask for a ‘stamp fee’ or bribe which you can’t get out of paying and a man on the bus offers to get your passport stamped on both sides asking for $4 - $1 bribe on the Cambodian side, $2 bribe on the Laos side and $1 for himself. Rowan, the NZ guy I was sitting next to, and I d ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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