It's Not a Real Lao Ride

Don Khong (10-13 Oct 12)

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October 12th 2012
And just when I thought time couldn't pass any slower than in Tat Lo, I realised that I hadn't seen the rest of Laos yet... From Tat Lo, it was a 2h bus ride westwards back to Pakse, where I originally thought I might have to spend the night, as I thought I wouldn't be able to catch the last transport down south to Siphandon (4000 Islands). Turns out I was, and managed to get on the ... read more

Asia » Laos » South » Khong Island

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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